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Sod off or me mine

please stop— stop your dazzling gaze that hides mine, yet I cannot look away, even as it blinds me. you dazzle from miles away, pulling me closer; as I reach for warmth, I fear I will vanish if I step too near your light. the closeness I yearn for exists nowhere— I am but a wisp, scattered by your presence. you were meant to be my strength, yet I falter in your gaze, afraid my presence might dim your flame. I reach for you, but your smile bars me— I see in it how far I still remain. the time is unkind for us to align; you walk ahead, near the end, while I crawl behind the start.