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It hurts me to remember how she and her laughter made you smile. I wince even now, watching you in my head, replaying the moment you used your eyes to speak with her in a way I thought reserved for me. Friendship has boundaries: boundaries once overstepped are hard to renew. I crossed the river and tried to cross back for both our sakes. I maintain success. I must. For us. But thinking how she came so close, how if she’d chosen you instead, how if she’d danced you to the end, laughing all the way, My constantly crossing rivers heart cringes.
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May 24, 2012
May 24, 2012 at 12:37 PM UTC
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It hurts me to remember how she and her laughter made you smile. I wince even now, watching you in my head, replaying the moment you used your eyes to speak with her in a way I thought reserved for me. Friendship has boundaries: boundaries once overstepped are hard to renew. I crossed the river and tried to cross back for both our sakes. I maintain success. I must. For us. But thinking how she came so close, how if she’d chosen you instead, how if she’d danced you to the end, laughing all the way, My constantly crossing rivers heart cringes.
liz-humphrey
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May 24, 2012
May 24, 2012 at 12:37 PM UTC
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