Landmark

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As it flashes between shades of purple and blue

I find myself thinking of you

It lights up the sky

Like you lit up my day

And pushed all the clouds away

It warns planes of the buildings

And keeps them from crashing into us

The way that you were always there to steady my legs when they were shaking

And show me the way when I'd fallen

You both keep me from getting lost

In the jungle of concrete and people

And maybe that's why I take so much comfort

In seeing it tower over the skyline

Standing tall and proud

And completely unabashedly unafraid to be itself

Never changing to please anyone

And maybe that's why I feel so much calmer

When I stand by the glass walls

Holding my hands back with sheer will

And watch it with a smile on my face

As I struggle not to reach out and touch it

As if it wasn't so far away

Because it brings me much more joy

Than any landmark should

But maybe that's because

It reminds me of you

And shows me that I can be

Strong

Tall

Proud

Brave

Passionate

Important

And one day maybe

I'll mean something to someone

The way that you meant everything

To me

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