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Because?
Why can’t you see what you’ve already seen in yourself?Why are the same patterns painted differently in your eyes,when they look just the same to mine?I can see how we both took the same path,and I want answers and something to soothe me,but it never comes. You were at the end of a road,watching me…
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The World’s Greatest Amateur Actress
I tried to tell her that I was sorry,but she was distracted,her eyes glittering as she gazed in silent awe at my jewellery.My mouth was dry,no matter how many overpriced cocktails I put on my credit card.I saw her eye the packet of cigarettes that was peeking from my open handbag,and I instinctively tutted,like a…
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I Love You, But I Have To Go
It’s all falling down.London Bridge,and all the things you dreamed of,as you stared across the river at it.I love you, but I have to go,because there’s nothing else I can do,except mourn you in solitude when I eventually arrive on safer shores, of course,but for now,all I can do is pull away my fingertips from…
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Green Leaves
Green leaves are on the way back.I am grateful for the passage of time,and how it patched me up.I never thought I would see my garden bloom again,the perfection of my poppies,my passionate red roses and loving lavender,poking from the dirt and peeking at the world,wanting to be sure that this is the right place…