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FALLING 4 U

I am falling.

I am falling for your lines and for your smiles.
I am falling for your beliefs and your half-truths.
I am falling hard and fast – like a falling stone.
Baby Doll, I'm falling for you.

I'm falling as fast as I can, as deep and dark and as far down as is possible.
I'm falling with heart, mind, hands, and every other important organ.
I'm falling, falling… I'm falling and I can't get up.
Baby Doll, I'm falling for you.

And after I've fallen
and after the crash
and after the dust settles and the smoke clears
and after the bones finally mend…
After this fall is little but a distant memory

I'll spring back.