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kirsten-tomlin
kirsten-tomlin
I hope for her sake, You never love her like You loved me. May you never open your arms to comfort her to then refuse her need of a reassuring embrace. May you never make a home for her Only to tell her she makes it empty. May she never be told “No one else loves you” So that she knows she can be Loved by all. May you love your daughter, with the love you were shown and never the love you’ve given.
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May 5, 2024
May 5, 2024 at 12:38 PM UTC
Evelyn
when i laid my heart on the table , at the first moment we met , did you not see the red flags woven together to form a beating, bleeding vessel? i warned you of my flaws u said it was okay i told you i wasn't stable and that "crazy" wasn't an unfamiliar term and you told me nothing could be worse than what you'd already seen. but here we are again, in this familiar conversation - different person , same sentiment. "you need help."
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Dec 9, 2020
Dec 9, 2020 at 8:18 PM UTC
red flags
i'll bring you my paint stained body if you promise to look at each splatter , each accidental stroke as their own individual works of art . bring me your cracked and broken hands to love and adore for the home they've built , for the warmth they give and ill hold them forever in mine.
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May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020 at 6:08 PM UTC
security in something new
i often find myself pausing in front of each passing bouquet, in hopes that you'll notice my longing gaze , pick up a bundle and place them in my hands with a smile that whispers , " they're yours" . but today you weren't there next me, and the temptations grew sweeter as the smell of the petals did, too. so i fell into their intoxicating aroma and their blushing petals as they fell into my basket.
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Apr 9, 2020
Apr 9, 2020 at 4:47 PM UTC
longing for too long
from the eyes of the Heavens, Aphrodite saw you bloom. she watched your beauty grow, rather than pruning the jealousy of her own heart. You felt her gaze upon you, and became bashful and ashamed. But your elegance is not your definition. Zeus, the Father of Olympus, took one glance at you and knew that your loveliness was not your significance. He saw your purpose, and turned the focus from your blushing petals, to your roots that hold the ability to heal. from your very core, your beauty has come from your healing. Bask in your truth, my flower.
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Sep 30, 2018
Sep 30, 2018 at 5:53 PM UTC
paeonia // paeon
you weaved your way through each level of my humanity... i let you into my curious mind and somehow, you invaded my reticent heart. i showed you my maimed and scarred body and entrusted you with my bare, naked soul. ...and after you'd seen me in whole, and realized that im a settlement - never to be an explorers home, you abandoned what you had once so carefully mapped.
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Sep 8, 2018
Sep 8, 2018 at 7:47 AM UTC
exploration
i gave you my everything and you wished i kept some for myself i gave you my life and it wasn't enough i tried to give you my death and you didnt want it you didnt want me you dont want me how do i stop longing for you?
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Sep 7, 2018
Sep 7, 2018 at 11:36 AM UTC
enough
with every breath i draw, im taking you in. with every sight i behold, im reminded that the most wonderful is you. with every intrusive sound that rings through my ears, im brought back to your melodic voice. even when youre 558 miles from me your presence is everywhere, my love.
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Jul 15, 2018
Jul 15, 2018 at 7:52 PM UTC
atmospheric
you talked about remodeling our kitchen and now youre cooking in someone else’s you made plans for our future like there was one
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Apr 24, 2018
Apr 24, 2018 at 8:50 AM UTC
you dared
missing you is harder than i remember it being being apart from you is something new and completely challenging challenging myself to grow without you is nearly impossible i need you
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Apr 9, 2018
Apr 9, 2018 at 2:28 PM UTC
i need you