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Esther Lawrence
Student @ Babcock University
My last letter to you
<p>Were you here when I needed you?</p><p>When mornings were my sleeping pills,</p><p>When silence meant the start of another phase</p><p>Where were you when I needed you?</p><p>When I wrote countless letters to myself </p><p>When all I needed was that sentence </p><p>Were you there when I most needed you?</p><p>When I grit my teeth at how I had given my best</p><p>When my gains were all minuses and no pluses </p><p>Where were you?</p><p>You know, I really needed you</p><p>Or maybe I'm more saddened because I didn't </p><p>What if I just needed a presence?</p><p>That very necessary distraction from reality?</p><p>A shoulder to be my bed at night</p><p>An excuse to stare with hopeful eyes</p><p>A purpose, a superstition, a twinkle in the night sky</p><p>What if I just needed to forget?</p><p>When life was good and dreams seemed right</p><p>Now all I see in my dreams are doubts </p><p>This may be my last letter to "you",</p><p>But always remember that this is proof-</p><p>You weren't there when I needed you.</p><p><br/></p>
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