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Thank you.

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I remember how thankful I was that you were no longer the one I was writing poetry for.

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If you told me this was a once in a lifetime sunset I’d believe you, but it happens every night.

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You are still breathing, and your heart is still beating.

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Ever falling into the present
the pull of the unknown
drags the heart to dis-ease
holding steady in the wait

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I wanted to write you a page full of verses. I wanted to show you the alliteration of our souls and how since I’ve loved you I feel like I’ve met myself.

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So hold me hostage
somewhere
that makes me appreciate my own pulse.

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I hope you don’t become another one of them. Another story of how I fooled myself, a reminder of my bad decisions another name to add to the list of people I don’t want to see again.

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I miss the strength of a secret.

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Maybe this time we could try to remember the things that made us fall in love with each other in the first place.