Meaningless Motions (poem)
When meaningless motions were put aside
Brief entertainment for which I would pay
I felt the meaning of tears that she cried
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The sight of her smile was my only pride
So easy to brush attention away
When meaningless motions were put aside
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When life’s emotions traveled through the tide
So foolish was I to hear my mind say
I felt the meaning of tears that she cried
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Ignoring fears whose shadows challenged stride
What image of dreams would their lips betray
When meaningless motions were put aside
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But there came the day its truth to confide
Things that I ran from she tried to convey
I felt the meaning of tears that she cried
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So dark was the hour when my lover died
Yet darker still was how far I would stray
When meaningless motions were put aside
I felt the meaning of tears that she cried