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Take The Pain When I’m laying down in the sun I close my eyes only so slightly And the sun beats down and burns my face And it penetrates my eyelids and scorches My eyes. I strain to keep from squinting. I struggle to keep my eyes just lightly closed To survive the scorching light, the burning. Do you understand this struggle, do you do this To see how long you can take the pain You know, when I struggle like this under the light I can feel my lips beginning to part And almost expect you to reach over and kiss me There’s a fine line between pleaseure and pain When I’m laying down in the sun I close my eyes only so slightly And I take the pain Copyright Janet Kuypers. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission.