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The heart bleeds The body longs The mind yearns It has been too long since I last saw your face Your eyes – deep and intense Your smile – innocent and kind We found comfort in each other’s loneliness But we didn’t stand a chance Our love ran deep But our roots were too easily pulled apart We had our pasts But we looked to the future I can count on one hand the amount of times we saw each other And how many of those that weren’t forbidden is even less And then, suddenly, you were gone… It has been many years since our eyes met across the room Since I heard your voice – your laugh And yet last night I dreamt of you What does this mean? How I wanted it to be real so I could reach out and touch you My mind won’t let you go Please help Oh Lord, For my heart bleeds For a lover I never knew