00:00He laughed louder than anyone else in the room, joked often, smiled constantly.
00:06People called him the life of the party.
00:14But I saw it, the heaviness behind his laughter, the smile that didn't quite reach his eyes.
00:23I knew that look, as I wore it too once.
00:25Some sadness hides behind jokes and grins.
00:32It says, don't look too close.
00:40But I saw him, not because I tried, but because I couldn't not.
00:47I didn't say much.
00:49I let my presence speak, I see you.
00:51You don't have to pretend with me.
00:55You don't have to pretend with me.
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