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Leocardo Reis Apr 2021
It takes but
a single glance
to win
what
heartbreak
cannot
achieve.
Leocardo Reis Apr 2021
The courage
it takes
to muster
a few words
on her behalf
have bled me
for years,
it seems.
Leocardo Reis Apr 2021
I rehearse conversations
that I will never have
and yet
find myself
perpetually
unable to say
what I had truly meant.
Leocardo Reis Apr 2021
On particular days,
when the weather is fine,
it is difficult to distinguish the cerulean sky
from the sea.

I stare listlessly from a window
on the 13th floor
and envy the flash
of a passing seagull.

It passes me by
as if this is all
nothing
and fades into the shoreline.

I suffer bitterly wondering if
I had been as meaningful
to someone as
this seagull had been to me.

I could be at peace knowing
I had amounted to at least that much
during my
short time here.

Perhaps then,
I could forego
the whole chirade
and let her pass me by
as if it were
all nothing.
Leocardo Reis Apr 2021
Instead of
sleeping
I spend my time
waiting.
Not once has
it paid off.

I rarely get enough sleep.
Leocardo Reis Apr 2021
I would like to meet again
Perhaps on sea or shore
If you would like to meet again
I promise I won't bore!
Leocardo Reis Apr 2021
I wish to emulate
the chirping bird
who sings freely
amongst its peers.

Too often
I am caught up
in which words to say
or the placement
of a line.

Seldom
do I actually write
what I had felt.
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