Fantine
A Dance with Shadows: Unveiling Love's Complex Equation
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You've never been weighed and then measured found wanting,
You've never been judged and found lacking,
You've been seen, found tough, and let be.
You've been acknowledged as resilient and left to be.
So before I go saying you make a bad lover,
Before criticizing your abilities as a lover,
I think that I'll let you kiss me.
I'll allow you to kiss me.
I cannot in good conscience wear white if I'm honest,
I can't wear white honestly,
My wedding dress needs to be black.
My wedding dress must be black.
I've seen too much skin and the souls that live in it,
Having witnessed exposed souls,
I fear I'm the bride you'll give back.
I'm afraid I might be a bride you'd reject.
You take and you give,
You take and give,
You give and you take,
A mutual exchange,
It's a simple give and take.
A straightforward give and take.
The cash on the dresser is money I've made.
The money on the dresser is earned by me.
I love how you told me I was pretty,
I appreciate your compliment on my appearance,
They all do.
But it's a common sentiment.
And it makes this smile easy to fake.
And it makes it easy for me to fake this smile.
I act like you walked out the day that you found out,
I behave as if you left when you learned
I only had six months to live.
I had only six months left to live.
But the truth of my sickness is honest, you caused it,
But the truth is, you're the cause of my suffering,
So I'd know you take and you give.
So I recognize the reciprocal nature of taking and giving.
You take and you give,
You take and give,
You give and you take,
A continuous cycle of give and take,
It's a simple give and take.
A simple give and take.
I'll grow back good if I break.
I'll recover if broken.
Until the day that I know I'm no better alone,
Until the day I realize I'm not better off alone,
I guess this is just what it takes.
This is the necessary process.
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