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Is it just me

October 24, 1998

Is it just me
I remember how you used to be
and how you’d pay attention to me

and how you’d do nice things
and how you
wouldn’t forget to call me back
or how you wouldn’t forget
what was important

Is it just me
or do you do this to other people too

or do other people get used to it
do other just assume
you’ll forget them

that’s what people
are supposed to do now, right

Is it just me
or are you on time with
other people

or is it just me that you’re ignoring

because I’ve been in this hole
for a while
and I’ve needed someone
to listen to my problems
and I’ve needed someone to tell me

that everything was going to be okay

and I’ve got no one telling
me that now

Is it just me
is there anything you can do
to help yourself
because I lost hope for you a while ago

well, I haven’t lost hope

but I’m getting close


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