A Face in the Crowd

We were strangers,

But I could see,

Your eyes told a story,

Known only to me.

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A tale of loss,

Of highs and lows,

A tale that led here,

The path that we chose.

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Just a face in the crowd,

Letting the music flow,

Too far to touch,

Too close to let go.

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In another life perhaps,

We danced until dawn,

Not this time my love,

The lines have been redrawn.

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I take one last look,

Before you fade from sight,

Peeking behind the curtain,

A story I wish I could write.