i'll stand by you
through the good that we always expect and the uninvited ugly
~
through the simple colors of life we paint all on our own
and
the thick murky brown when they all get mixed together
~
through the poorly shaped words that are foreign on our tongues
and
the silence we retreat to that makes us grasp for air
~
through
the quiet nights doused in grey thoughts
and
the morning sun whose warmth gives us the strength to start all over again
~
i'll stand by you
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