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someone died today
and made my partner cry

i am afraid of dying
but more afraid of not living

not living like today
is the only today we have

how do we do this living
better than our fear of dying

and i slip into the arch of your foot
that i rub my thumb across

someone died today
and made my partner cry

i am afraid of dying
but more afraid of not living

sometimes i fear i am the frailest
sometimes i fear you are the frailest

i heard you talking in your sleep
did you feel me longing there

this is the best we can do
because this is the only us we can be

someone died today
and made my partner cry

i am afraid of dying
but more afraid of not living

i want to take your hand in mine
tell you i am sorry that i will die

i want to lie beside you in our bed
and do this night after night forever

because the shadows show us
where to turn to see the light

someone died today
and made my partner cry

i am afraid of dying
but more afraid of not living

—P.L. Thomas