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I met the pretty girl with black eyes today
I wanted to ask you what you really wanted to say.
I think I scared you
When I gave that answer
You weren’t prepared
When you asked “how are you?”
I hesitated
Before I stated
My unabashed truth.
A stunned look
Came out of the six eyes in the backseat
Jupiter smiled and peered at me.
And when I told you
“You aren’t responsible,” you said, “I know”
You bowed your head and looked away
But from behind your draping bangs in those optic black holes
A response you tried not to convey
Was clear
I only know because I’ve seen it before
Peering at the eyes of the woman in the mirror.
I once had dark curtains in the windows of my soul
That wouldn’t permit a ray of solace in
But once I faced my mind’s ensuing din
I scratched my way out of that hellhole.
And there’s so much I want to say
In an attempt to help you through
Your eyes, my Darling Clementine,
I used to look like you.

Description
I met the pretty girl with black eyes today
I wanted to ask you what you really wanted to say.
I think I scared you
When I gave that answer
You weren’t prepared
When you asked “how are you?”
I hesitated
Before I stated
My unabashed truth.
A stunned look
Came out of the six eyes in the backseat
Jupiter smiled and peered at me.
And when I told you
“You aren’t responsible,” you said, “I know”
You bowed your head and looked away
But from behind your draping bangs in those optic black holes
A response you tried not to convey
Was clear
I only know because I’ve seen it before
Peering at the eyes of the woman in the mirror.
I once had dark curtains in the windows of my soul
That wouldn’t permit a ray of solace in
But once I faced my mind’s ensuing din
I scratched my way out of that hellhole.
And there’s so much I want to say
In an attempt to help you through
Your eyes, my Darling Clementine,
I used to look like you.