When the music played and he listened,
\nWhen the words came to him and he wrote,
\nThere were moments when he wanted to reach out into the darkness,
\nAnd feel a familiar stranger.
\nWrite them a story about how he missed them and wanted them to return.<\/p>\n
It was in these moments that he realized,
\nThat, if he had to write for someone to see his significance,
\nWrite so his absence would be felt,
\nThen that individual he was writing too was not worth it.
\nBecause if they mattered they would be there.<\/p>\n
He hated how he missed certain moments,
\nAnd often recreate them in his mind.
\nIt was here that she told him and made him realize,
\nThat he missed the moment he had created,
\nAnd not the individual he created it with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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