Ciphers. That's who they are. You try and can never capture their eyes, like Tom Waits sang. But you try. And you try. And I try. And you watch the steps into the distance and you try and see people through the crowd but the truth is even when some people are right next to you, they were never there to begin with. I know there was a time that I was far away when I was right next. Now I see myself in that crowd, walking and blending and I try and yell for me to turn around, I want to rush and grab myself but I am now content to watch the sea of people open it's maw and the last thing I see is me fade into them.

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