for it

for all those things i missed
and those times i wasn't there
for all those times you loved
and I just sat and stared
for your outstretched arms
i left hanging in the air
For all those questions you asked
i just kept my mouth closed, shut
for all those tears that splashed on your cheeks
i kept my hanky clean
in all those times you needed me
i did not see the pain
for all those things i missed
spent on something else instead.

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