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smile just once and i won't ever say no to you

your heart is nowhere
to be seen
i know
because i've searched
(a million times)

you don't love me
but you know
how to make me forget
yet how can i refuse?
i can't tell you
i want more
(i know because i've tried)

i'm sorry you can't feel a thing
when i'm alone and depressed
i'm sorry there's no you and me
when my body's dressed

for a while i thought
i was okay with
having you superficially
but you emptied my heart
(you're still a work of art)

and my sheets smell
like nakedness and tears
like cigarettes and beers

but i can't refuse.

/e.g./

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