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this city’s so hot, this unsanitary place
but we keep the door open
and the sweat-filled towns and smells of human race
but we keep the door open

and the ones we love seem to fall from grace
but we keep the door open
is it worth it all, for bitter aftertaste
but we keep the door open

where is it now, we don’t see a trace
no, let’s leave the door open

when love returns, we’ll want to see her face
so we leave the door open
and we feel this worth and our heart’s new pace
so we leave the door open

we’ll break old rules, we’ll find new space
because we leave the door open
we’ll laugh like fools, we’ll fill this vase
when we leave the door open

wait. stop trying to ruin this for me, a voice said.
I want love to know what love did to me.

but she doesn’t know words, she just feels embrace
just leave the door open

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Image credit: Infrared image of bleachers and trees in the park (14 May 2010), Benson Kua.