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A Picture Of Christmas
Red ribbons are scattered among the sugar paper, as plum pudding satisfies the roar of rumbling stomachs on the sofa, and talking toys reach out from the television to tear the children from boredom. The sun has set, and arguments over board games have been settled. There is nothing else to do, but smile.
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It’s Happening
Night falls, and I read your letter again by candle light, mouthing your words to the empty room, as the flame of the candle found its way to my heart. I glow, like a warm evening sky, and you must be somewhere close, glowing too.
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Centuries
We spent centuries on that beach. We were watched by the waves, as we grew old, and grew attached to one another. Her hand, caked in soft, brown sand, slipped into my own, my heart, hopped up to my throat, like an anxious, busy bunny, bound to break free, and make me say the stupidest…
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Soft Launch
I took flight with the night in my hand, whispering my secrets to the sky’s teardrops, knowing that when I arrived back on Earth, I would be changed for the better. Giving chase to the galaxy, I was surrounded by myself. I had been so many children, in so many years, and I had no…
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Someday Sweetheart
This isn’t the end, because forever is inevitable, just a hurried, worried breath, before I allow myself some peace. You have been banished to my pillows for a while now. I keep you, quietly pouting, in the back of my mind, patient in my passionate dreams, waiting for the world to slow, and my mind…