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Matthew Harlovic Oct 2016
stress builds up in the chest when you're left behind
to fend for yourself. when all else failed, you sailed away,
promising you'll return someday. but let me tell you my
friend, you're blessed. there's no need to dwell on the past
because at long last, my little castaway has found
herself back at the bay. but if you're gonna' stay
you better tie down. if you stray from the shallows,
you'll surely drown. this small town carries bigger lies,
there's much more here than meets the eye.
and i was worried sick about you,
ever since you left it was all i could do.
i can't control the tides, this i know.
but sometimes, it's so hard to let go.

© Matthew Harlovic
am i out of the blue?
Matthew Harlovic Oct 2016
i was taught to be a man
and manage my emotions,
but i wonder if i can just
get through the motions.

© Matthew Harlovic
Matthew Harlovic Oct 2016
i miss having someone to confide in,
someone to provide a bit of guidance
when i'm riding the trident to the sirens.

© Matthew Harlovic
Matthew Harlovic Oct 2016
only a bic lighter
can raise my spirit.

© Matthew Harlovic
Matthew Harlovic Oct 2016
remember when we laughed
until our ribs hurt on adam’s
street? that was our genesis.

© Matthew Harlovic
Matthew Harlovic Oct 2016
though all things in this mundane world
are conditioned, subject to cessation,
and objects of impermanence,
i will be more than happy
to suffer on the behalf
of inevitability.

© Matthew Harlovic
  Oct 2016 Matthew Harlovic
curlygirl
the hardest
part of
letting someone
you love
go is
making yourself
stay away
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