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I didn't feel 70 miles per hour
I felt 50
Maybe slower
I watched them pair off
In twos
Hugging the world away
Like we knew what it means
The faces dropped
When nobody was looking
As in queue as on call
Battered smiles fell to the floor
And rose petal dressed ripped - as they do
Arguements fell drunk and nervous
We took off the layers protecting us
Those that your friends saw
For a few split seconds
The mix of it felt right
Right now was right now
And college wasn't a thing
And pain didn't hurt
And parents weren't disappointed
And nobody expected nothing
And
And the longer I cried
With BOTH of my eyes
Something made sense
But nothing makes sense
We're just rolling around -
For God's sake
I'm not supposed to see
This part of you