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My old twin-size bed Used to feel too big for us two There was always some distance Separating our worlds Keeping you out of my reach Even when we were inches apart But now that I’m sleeping alone I find the space getting smaller Or maybe I have just grown Since the last time I had enough room to be on my own No longer shrinking myself For someone else’s convenience Or having to share pieces of me When I’m not even whole yet So instead of trying to pull the weight That’s not mine to carry in the first place I raise my anchor and let you drown Remember I’m the ocean I will go on and on Despite sailors and their perilous ships Beyond the hold of the moon and its phases For the first time in years I hold my own happiness Become the keeper of my own heart Spread my limbs far and wide Dream of a picture-perfect future Without anyone else in the frame As I lie in the middle Of this old twin-size bed
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Mar 17
Mar 17, 2026 at 11:50 AM UTC
Pillow Talk
My old twin-size bed Used to feel too big for us two There was always some distance Separating our worlds Keeping you out of my reach Even when we were inches apart But now that I’m sleeping alone I find the space getting smaller Or maybe I have just grown Since the last time I had enough room to be on my own No longer shrinking myself For someone else’s convenience Or having to share pieces of me When I’m not even whole yet So instead of trying to pull the weight That’s not mine to carry in the first place I raise my anchor and let you drown Remember I’m the ocean I will go on and on Despite sailors and their perilous ships Beyond the hold of the moon and its phases For the first time in years I hold my own happiness Become the keeper of my own heart Spread my limbs far and wide Dream of a picture-perfect future Without anyone else in the frame As I lie in the middle Of this old twin-size bed
jami-samson
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Mar 17
Mar 17, 2026 at 11:50 AM UTC
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