When You Were Mine

Can I sit with you, Hurt?
Can I linger still while you slice
Can I smile while you scorn
Can I love while you leave
Can I take what you give
Can I sit with you, Hurt?
Time that you heard
My lioness roar
Caused by the thorn
Born by your rose

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