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The Dead Girl. MAG
I found the dead girl in a lake
 while wandering a field
 I watched the crows circle around
 but somehow I could feel. 
 
 I saw her lying near the edge
 to no fault of her own.
 And walking nearer helped me see
 that which I did not know. 
 
 I wanted to reach out to her 
 and grab her by the soul.
 I wanted to hold on to her,
 I dare not let her go. 
 
 I feel she’s lost so much, but if
 I help her then she’ll see
 the truth behind love in this life
 and how real this love can be. 
 
 But someone’s let her down before. 
 Someone has let her fall.
 And if her soul cannot find rest,
 I fear she’ll lose it all.
 
 Between my pity and her pain
 she told me something true. 
 She feels that she’s lost everything
 with nothing left to lose. 
 
 I’ve studied more intently, finding
 fate’s no more than luck. 
 Just a gamble of “which way” 
 Does it deserve such trust?
 
 Finally, I’ve found the nerve 
 to cradle up her soul
 and send it flying far, far up
 to the place I’ll never know.

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