Shadows of a Dream

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That was a lie
I chose not to tell
that was a promise
I knew not to keep
that was an illusion
mystifying my eyes
that was a shadow
eavesdropping on my dream
that was the dream
I saw my missing heart
my stolen eyes
that was a dream
that hid in a guise
with a lie