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The day my mother died,
I left the country.
I had nothing in mind for my journey other than leaving this mundane life
in this mundane town with these mundane people.
I hungered for adventure,
and I was going to have one.
I am unhappy.

I am sorry.

I am a jealous person.

I am sorry.

I am frustrated with myself and the people around me.

I am sorry.

I am tired of putting people first.

I am sorry.

Just kidding I am not sorry.

I am tired of this *******.

I am the person who puts myself through it because I just want people to be happy.
I feel like my life is like a romantic comedy,
except without the romantic part
or the comedy.



*Just a bunch of *******.
“Go back to sleep young child.

You are tired and went to bed late.

You might have an infection.

It’s going to be a long day

and you will get worn out,

Young child was it wise to drink that bottle last night?

Was it wise to jump into that freezing water with no clothes on

in the middle night

when it had been pouring all day?

You silly girl.

Go to sleep and rest your head.”
You fiddled with my shorts

my underwear that was underneath

You told me you would visit

and you never did

I knew this lie was coming

I don’t know why but it troubles me

that there were forty before

and there will be forty more after
I had a dream that I lived by the sea

and I woke up in a comfortable bed

but it was just a dream

and I woke up in a make shift bed

and it was raining outside
I have been having these weird sensations
where I want to reach out and touch what I am seeing.
I see the snow-capped mountains in the background of the lushes green pines.
The path is dark soiled, moist with morning dew
I want to reach out and feel it all at once
I want to feel it brush through my finger tips and down into my palm
I even dream about it
Cities and landscapes; I want to touch it all.

I am mostly sad in my dreams
My wrist cramps up
My arms ache for the feeling
but I can't touch a whole city
and I can't touch a whole forest.

— The End —