We reshape our memories into uglier versions because it’s hard to forget them while they’re still beautiful.
MIRA R. ARIDII am grieving a connection that never really happened, a dance of souls that only lasted one day.
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I’ve experienced departure far too much to have the courage and call anyone my own.
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We preserve their places in our hearts depending on the way they leave them.
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I want to fold you into my book, like a petal, so that you’d never leave.
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When she laughs, her soul floats outside her body and I can touch it.
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Refrain from giving pieces of yourself to those who get close, for people leave, and gifts that are given cannot be returned.
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I close my eyes and I see you. I open them, and I’m blind.
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I taught myself the art of forgetfulness. If they were meant to be remembered, they would have stayed.
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You pull away and suddenly I have more room to grow.
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Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
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And when you win all wars of life, there will remain the one you must lose. Time.
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I got used to temporary things. I’m afraid I might not want anything permanent at all.
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You feed me poison in a spoon of gold and I always ask for more.
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A year has passed, and even after all that has changed, I know one thing hasn’t. I still want you.
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And it scares me that if I ever get my wings, I might not know where to fly to.
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Nothing hurts me more than when I tell you to leave me alone, and you do.
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The clock ticks by and all I could think of is that at least I’m a day closer to seeing you.
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You touch me and a thousand different particles come alive beneath my skin.
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You float underneath my eyelids – a dream I never seem to get enough of.
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This year, I will let grief walk by my side, but I will lead the way.
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Maybe that’s why it was so easy for you to break me, you can always tear the pages of an open book.
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Sometimes I feel like I’m only a drop in your ocean and the waves will soon carry me away.
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Lay your head on mine and let me breathe you instead of air.
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I’ve always had a fear of endings, but it comes as relief to me that among all the dying things, I am one too.
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You say we’re nonsense together, but nothing makes more sense to me.
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I am grieving a connection that never really happened, a dance of souls that only lasted one day.
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This is face blindness, but not really it. Among all the faces I see, I could only see yours.
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