#23 Have you?

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Have you ever looked into her eyes?
I can tell that you haven't because if you did then
You would have noticed how they're always a little wet yet full of happy lies.

Have you ever looked at her cheeks?
I assume you haven't because if you did then
You would have noticed the faint stains of the tears that she shed the night before when everything around her was bleak.

Have you ever looked at her lips?
I'm sure you haven't because if you did then
You would have noticed how they wanted to speak from time to time but stopped short with them never falling off the tip.

Have you ever looked at her smile?
I believe you haven't because if you did then
You would have seen how forced it was and just how much she was trying to hide under it all that while.

Have you ever heard her voice?
I suppose you haven't because if you did then
You would have heard how it always had a little quiver to it for fear was not a choice.

Have you ever looked at her sitting in a car?
I claim you haven't because if you did then
You would have seen her staring into the open space looking for something afar.

Have you ever looked at her arms?
I realise you haven't beacause if you did then
You would have seen those scars and asked her what had caused that harm.

So? Did you look at her at all?
I know you did but all you did was look and not really see because if you did then
You could have saved her before her fall.

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