You were every child’s dream<\/p>\n
Mine as well<\/p>\n
Your golden mane and hazel eyes<\/p>\n
Still feature in my perfect dreams<\/p>\n
Yet in a moment as cursed as it could be<\/p>\n
I traded you in for an extra hour of sleep.<\/p>\n
I know the hands that hold you are true<\/p>\n
And you’ll know all worldly comforts and pleasures<\/p>\n
You got a house twice as big as ours<\/p>\n
And people whose affections are but four times mine<\/p>\n
Yet, I know you ached when I left you there<\/p>\n
Your broken heart took the longest to mend<\/p>\n
I know you whined, weeped and starved<\/p>\n
Yet, I didn’t check in nor was a visit paid<\/p>\n
I know it’s too late to beg forgiveness<\/p>\n
But, Jack, I ain’t asking for it.<\/p>\n
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