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27/F "I don't really know," I heard myself say. I felt a deep shock, hearing myself say that, / because the minute I said it, I knew it was true. / -Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
People won't fall in love with you just because you are good at love But isn't this what life is supposed to be about? You tell me to follow my dreams but secretly hope theyre sensible enough to follow because God forbid it's unattainable and you end up alone and picky
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May 8, 2022
May 8, 2022 at 2:00 PM UTC
Newsflash
Perhaps home is not where the heart is, but in fleeting moments of glee, and the joy of being free Perhaps it looks like a person, the arms of your mother, or lover, or no one at all— Perhaps home lies in the passion the sun blinding the waves in the sea Perhaps it's faded in tales that were never meant to be— Perhaps it's time to rewrite what home means to me
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May 8, 2022
May 8, 2022 at 1:51 PM UTC
Erase
Get over it It's not pretty to stew in these feelings It shows on your face In your aura You are not sunshine You are the sun
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Jan 4, 2022
Jan 4, 2022 at 8:52 AM UTC
Wash your face
And I hate that it looks like the steady stride we take across the parking lot when you talk about your day while my footsteps steer me towards your car ready to settle into us
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Jan 4, 2022
Jan 4, 2022 at 8:44 AM UTC
I want to go home