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i’m leaving this town like leaving a conversation unfinished words hang between buildings and i pretend not to hear them i’m leaving this town but it grips the edge of my shirt as if it knows there’s something i never finished saying i leave half my heart behind and carry the rest in the shape of worry i let the distance gather what fell apart just to let me breathe so I don’t drown i let the lamps stay lit tonight on roads that remember my way home so someday i can return and when that time comes let me be brave enough to face the day
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Mar 17
Mar 17, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC
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i’m leaving this town like leaving a conversation unfinished words hang between buildings and i pretend not to hear them i’m leaving this town but it grips the edge of my shirt as if it knows there’s something i never finished saying i leave half my heart behind and carry the rest in the shape of worry i let the distance gather what fell apart just to let me breathe so I don’t drown i let the lamps stay lit tonight on roads that remember my way home so someday i can return and when that time comes let me be brave enough to face the day
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Mar 17
Mar 17, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC
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