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Unclasp your fingers Your clenched fists And know the release of Giving in Let him drift away Let the ocean stand between you As a testament To the vast expanse That exists there now. Stop fighting the waves. Stop braving the icy waters Arm over arm To reach him on the other side. The water will always win. And you never were much of a swimmer. He's just a distant island now Shrouded in fog Somewhere over the horizon. Rest now, The fight is over. Your mangled, frantic heart Can slow And begin another tempo When it's no longer bleeding over An unreachable coastline.
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Oct 19, 2015
Oct 19, 2015 at 4:51 PM UTC
Letting Go isn't the Same as Giving Up.
Unclasp your fingers Your clenched fists And know the release of Giving in Let him drift away Let the ocean stand between you As a testament To the vast expanse That exists there now. Stop fighting the waves. Stop braving the icy waters Arm over arm To reach him on the other side. The water will always win. And you never were much of a swimmer. He's just a distant island now Shrouded in fog Somewhere over the horizon. Rest now, The fight is over. Your mangled, frantic heart Can slow And begin another tempo When it's no longer bleeding over An unreachable coastline.
sarah-spang
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Oct 19, 2015
Oct 19, 2015 at 4:51 PM UTC
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