_You were right there,_

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_next to me._

_But suddenly—_

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_you vanished._

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_I tried to hold you tightly,_

_wishing you wouldn’t let go._

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_But…_

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_Were you really there?_

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_I hear you,_

_I feel you,_

_I see your reflection—_

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_within me._

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_I try to follow your guidance,_

_within…_

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_perhaps you could give me a sign._

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_Or…_

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_were you even there?_

_Did I perhaps—_

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_depend on your shadow?_

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_Wishing,_

_you were right there._

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_Next to me._

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_But maybe—_

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_I’m waking up._