chelsea-gabbard-1Whisper

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shy.i was relieved when i found that the pillows on your bed / could soak up the heat that stained my cheeks / when i woke up and realized that there was nothing my fingertips
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an open letter to someone i loved.do you know what hurts? / do you know what eats away at you / until you've been completely consumed?
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flowers are fed.the tears began to flow when you least expected them, making an unwanted, unwarranted appearance. they caught in your eyelashes faster than you could blink them away, glistening silently like dew drops on daisies or rain on the roses your grandfather planted in his garden when you were just a little girl. they flowed in steady, shimmering lines down your face; tiny hands seeking to wash away the makeup left on your cheeks after a long day of battling the world. they connected each freckle and finally settled into a crystalline pool on your knees. weak. vulnerable. nothing. / accept those tears with grace. smile, though you can taste the salt on your lips. you are worthy of more and worthy of much. you are a daisy, nodding its head to the sky, fed from the dew drops that laid so heavily on your petals. you are a rose, reverently tended to by a worn set of kind hands. you are a flower, created to bloom for no one less than the sun. wipe your tears and begin your journey.
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one of a kind.please believe me when i say / that you are not unwanted. / please believe me when i say
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what could have been.we were an impractical **nothing**. / a shot in the dark that missed its target. / we were clouded whispers and secret kisses.
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faerie stories.even in my youth, i did not dream of evil. / i could not fathom devils or demons / endlessly circling around a fiery pit -
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a step in the wrong direction.'what a bright boy', they said. 'what a talented boy', they said. / 'what a kind, friendly and thoughtful boy', they said. / the praise flowed smoothly from their lips - effortless;
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the definition of helplessness.there is nothing in the world that is quite as painful / as watching someone stare down the barrel of a loaded gun / when you're the only one praying for a jam.
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religion.i do not find god hovering above cold stone altars. / i do not find the almighty trapped inside a loaf of bread. / i do not find salvation in marble statues of virgins and carpenters
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whoever said 'change is good' is a liar.sometimes, people change for the better. / sometimes, people change for the worse. / you changed as quickly as an indian summer;
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