joaqs_clstl - Hello Poetry

as life pushes us forward and wears us down with distance and space, know that i will not let go of your hand. but i fear you will tire of me— arms aching, patience thinning, time diluting what we hold. please don’t let go.

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Sep 30, 2025

Sep 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM UTC

forward

as life pushes us forward and wears us down with distance and space, know that i will not let go of your hand. but i fear you will tire of me— arms aching, patience thinning, time diluting what we hold. please don’t let go.

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i will trade you a terrible memory for one of mine a memory of comfort a warm embrace in October rain a memory of relief breath steady and soft no more fear of the road now rest close your eyes feel my heart beating

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Sep 30, 2025

Sep 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM UTC

memory

i will trade you a terrible memory for one of mine a memory of comfort a warm embrace in October rain a memory of relief breath steady and soft no more fear of the road now rest close your eyes feel my heart beating

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I envy the sunlight gently kissing your skin in the morning I envy the birds singing to you their chirps slipping into your ears I envy it all for I cannot hold you nor will my voice ever reach you

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Sep 12, 2025

Sep 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM UTC

envy

I envy the sunlight gently kissing your skin in the morning I envy the birds singing to you their chirps slipping into your ears I envy it all for I cannot hold you nor will my voice ever reach you

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and in this dream the blank office walls cage me and the lifeless convenience store lunches fuel the empty chase for success and the silent motorcycle ride takes me back to the four gray walls i call home where your photo still sits in its frame and i sip gray coffee on the balcony staring at the big window view you once dreamt of as i try to remember the color you once brought to this gray life and i ask why you’re not here beside me

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Sep 10, 2025

Sep 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM UTC

the bad ending

and in this dream the blank office walls cage me and the lifeless convenience store lunches fuel the empty chase for success and the silent motorcycle ride takes me back to the four gray walls i call home where your photo still sits in its frame and i sip gray coffee on the balcony staring at the big window view you once dreamt of as i try to remember the color you once brought to this gray life and i ask why you’re not here beside me

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it is unjust for love to exist like this sea and sky between us, miles and miles more but our souls are closer, still

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Sep 4, 2025

Sep 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM UTC

distance

it is unjust for love to exist like this sea and sky between us, miles and miles more but our souls are closer, still

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i do not wish to simply be a tulip in a garden of assorted flowers allow me this selfishness— to be the sole object of love to be the only flower in your garden

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Sep 4, 2025

Sep 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM UTC

selfishness

i do not wish to simply be a tulip in a garden of assorted flowers allow me this selfishness— to be the sole object of love to be the only flower in your garden

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i will grow old with you and the skin we cherish so dear will shrivel and wrinkle and our joints will struggle to grasp the morning coffee and our aged minds will distort the past we held so dear but we will not forget the way our warmth lingered in the decrepit bed made for two

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Aug 14, 2025

Aug 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM UTC

senility

i will grow old with you and the skin we cherish so dear will shrivel and wrinkle and our joints will struggle to grasp the morning coffee and our aged minds will distort the past we held so dear but we will not forget the way our warmth lingered in the decrepit bed made for two

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if my love for you is not loud enough make it known for i will make even my whispers shake the Earth

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Jul 15, 2025

Jul 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM UTC

loud

if my love for you is not loud enough make it known for i will make even my whispers shake the Earth

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i do know that i love you! why would you ever question that? did you not see me etching your name on the moon? did the ground not erupt hard enough when i declared my love to the world?

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Jul 15, 2025

Jul 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM UTC

knowing

i do know that i love you! why would you ever question that? did you not see me etching your name on the moon? did the ground not erupt hard enough when i declared my love to the world?

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you, with the weary eyes and listless soul — won’t you stay a while? your uneasiness has mired your senses. come, lay on my lap. rest well, my darling. you are safe and sound, i will make sure of it.

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Jun 23, 2025

Jun 23, 2025 at 1:31 AM UTC

rest

you, with the weary eyes and listless soul — won’t you stay a while? your uneasiness has mired your senses. come, lay on my lap. rest well, my darling. you are safe and sound, i will make sure of it.

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