Embracing Strange

My eyes always seem blind,

my mind’s some other place.

I don’t want to wake up;

I’m dreaming of your face.

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I’m never walking straight,

my feet don’t touch the ground.

If someone’s trying to warn me,

I never hear a sound.

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People always wonder why

I reject reality.

I just can’t seem to stay there;

it’s never been for me.

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You don’t question where I go

or what I’m there to find.

You love me the way I am –

especially for my mind.

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You don’t force me to the ground.

You simply hold my hand,

and guide me round the obstacles

that threaten where I stand.

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You don’t try to draw me back

from what’s behind my eyes.

You dream my worlds up with me

and make the strangers stay behind.

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You’re the only part of reality

that doesn’t hurt my dreams.

My world is protected by you.

You are my world, it seems.