Paint

I know that patch of grey

It gets a little moist sometimes

When it rains, it leaks

When it pours, it bleeds

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I'm sorry you're tainted

I'm sorry you're put through this

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Should I buy paint

White emulsion paint

To paint your dusty face?

To cover all your stains?

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But should I spill paint on you

I'd not recognise you

The spots, the mould

And that leaked droplet

That slides down from the roof

Oh, what would I do!

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I can't take this unfamiliarity

Please don't change, for me

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Maybe I'll paint next week

Maybe next month, next year

Maybe, maybe never

I like the way you are, imperfect