First you must build a home in yourself before you start inviting people in.
C.R. ELLIOTT
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C.R. ElliottC.R. Elliott I swear the stars align at night just to see you smile.
C.R. ElliottC.R. Elliott Know it in your heart that even the brightest days started out in darkness.
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C.R. ElliottC.R. Elliott I carry you do deep inside my heart that with every heartbeat I hear an echo of your name.
C.R. ElliottC.R. Elliott Let them go, but keep yourself whole.
C.R. ElliottC.R. Elliott I want you to bury your sorrows in the depths of my embrace.
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