baby spin it off

right off of you to me i'll take it
and hurl it off into the great unknown
though i know of it now

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take that thing in you that makes you unlike the you i've seen you to be
and just spin it off baby spin it off
right off of you to me i'll take it
and throw it away in the endless pile of things gone and unremembered
though i'll remember

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give me that tear and i'll assure it won't return
unless you want it to
then i'll give it back and never speak of it again
though i'll think of it

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give me that beauty and i'll keep it in a box for you
frame it if you wish
show you how to step back and see it
see it
for the first time
and you may not realize the first time
that it is your beauty that stares back at you
though i will

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[stuck in this whirlwind, nearing the dropoff and not seeing that there is a guardrail, 'so never fear.' walk closely, if you like, but please don't jump. the wall is only 2 feet tall. you can hurdle it with relative ease if you wish, but i'll hold your hand so you feel no need.]