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Michael Humbert Jan 2015
Sometimes I catch myself absentmindedly smiling across the table at the empty seat because I remember you sitting there
We stayed at a hotel and I remember breakfast. Outside were two black squirrels with bushy tails chasing each other up a tree. And of course, her.
Michael Humbert Jan 2015
We both burned for each other
But I'm the only one left smoldering
We both risked it all
But I'm the only one still placing bets
We both died that day
But only your finger was on the trigger
Michael Humbert Jan 2015
Whirlwind romances only mean subsequent tepidity
No flames, no anxious vomiting
A disservice to beautiful women who deserve to be worshiped,
Adored as goddesses,
Instead relegated to convenient ***** and Netflix nights
Lies will be drawn,
"She's just not the one"
But I'm the culprit
A coward, a fool,
And I am sorry
Michael Humbert Jan 2015
Love whoever you want,
out of reach, dead, gone
However long you want,
delusional *******
Just remember:
You can't put together a shattered vase,
But you can slice your hands on the shards trying
Michael Humbert Jan 2015
A curious reflex, a little twitch,
As her smile gently curved up
Every time he tasted her memory
Michael Humbert Jan 2015
She's a funeral you go to every day
Every day you work on your speech
and get the words to come out
just a little better
than the day before
And every day only one thing stays the same:
*You miss her
Michael Humbert Jan 2015
You wield emotional harm like a knife,
Throats slit, bleeding ruby despair
You withdraw affection like a trained killer
Stopping pulses with nary a care
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