silent partner.

if only i knew you

but it's been so long

and i've spent so much time

trying to get to you

but there is only confusion

and pain

you seem afraid

and lost

and innocent

and guilty

you betray me

and i never understand why

you hurt me

and i can never tell

if you meant to

or not

or if you can even help it

you suffer

and i see no peace in your eyes

but you've learned to hide it

because no one can know

i don't think you even know

what you want

and perhaps you have never known 

but there is something

tearing at you

i am your passenger

so i too

am homeless

and lost

and without any permanence

we are out here

searching for something

but we have forgotten what

if we ever even knew

and we wouldn't know if we found it

because this is who we have become

i share this with you

this burden

this static life

and i don't even know

if you can be known at all

we are like ghosts

wandering together

hoping that someday

we find our place

and truly begin to live

and learn

who we are

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