Don't try to change my mind.

That train has already come and gone,

That journey blissfully short-lived

And the outcome--a stinging realization

Of life's bitter lessons about love.

I left you alone on the depot,

Lost in the middle of your uncertain self.

I waited for far too long,

Hoping, holding out against

What I feared was the impending truth

Before hopping aboard.

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Don't tell me that you love me.

Don't cry on your knees and

Beg me to return down the tracks

That I have already traveled.

I'm done with going backwards

Through time, only to repeat the same lines

Over and over again.

The tracks have come to an end.

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Don't try to change my mind,

Because I'm not the one who needs changing.

I'm not the one stuck at the ticket counter.

I'm not the one unable to board.

I'm not the one afraid of the journey.

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Don't try to change my mind,

Because you stayed behind.