I did not see, I did not see the cloud you carried<\/p>\n
upon your head covered by the vines<\/p>\n
or the Periwinkle twinkling against your dark curls<\/p>\n
as you followed the beat of the drummer<\/p>\n
that asked to be fed.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I failed you, I failed you, my friend,<\/p>\n
I could not keep you safe<\/p>\n
from the needle that spread its poison<\/p>\n
deep within your veins as you followed<\/p>\n
that drummer in your head.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
If I could, if I could turn back time<\/p>\n
I would wait by the storefront<\/p>\n
where we first met and smile into your eyes<\/p>\n
and mute the drumbeats of the drummer<\/p>\n
that has left you for dead.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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