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Carry You
Sending the seeds of a dandelion towards the sky,I long for the safety of Spring,the early morning breeze, butterflies dancing as the day begins,and your memory is tight in my tarnished hands.I carry you everywhere,like the keys to my car or a sickness in my veins,and for once, you stay,bound never to vanish again.
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Let Us Last Forever
Eastenders is ending and the dinner plates decorate the table.I am faltering, falling asleep in the warmth of your arms, wrapped around me as I try to stay awake.How long does it take until this doesn’t satisfy me?I heard that even the brightest, boldest love dims over time,but I am still blinded by us.My greatest…
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Darling, I’m Bored Of Waiting
You were plagued by paperwork,peering over your glasses in disbelief as I dared to interrupt you for the third time that morning.It was boring to be second best to your best attempts at responsible adulthood,me, modelling for an audience of none, in my new summer dress,skin sparkling under the trail of sunlight from the window,but…
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Gift Giving
You asked for the world,but all I could manage was my soul.She’s a little scratched, a little sore, but she still believes in love. She isn’t powerful,or awe inspiring.She isn’t the kind of thing that means that much, but she’s all I’ve got,and she’s sitting, patiently in my palm,waiting for you to say “Yes”. Won’t…
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The Last Mermaid In The Lonely Sea
You were my last chance.One last dance with a lie,just to see if I could still do it like I used to,an attempt to see if the problem was really me,or if it was all the people I found after you.I ruined you, a little,wrecked and never the same,even when my claws were long gone,you…