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What to do when you can't have someone you want?

What would You do when you can't have someone you want?

Would you

lift a finger and whisk it like a wand

wishing everything would fall in place

the way you'd want it to

in a tick of the clock ,

or,

would you struggle with your brain

between finding a solution

and living inside your head, dreaming of

perfection?

 

ME

 

I would get up,

trek to a forest with my trusty machete

and hack away at the thickest bushes I could find.

I'd hack away, hack away,

and ignore the sag from my arms, the stress on my back,

the sweat pouring down my face like water off a cliff,

the unsteady footing caused by wet mud and unsteady, unsure legs.

 

I would keep hacking until I reach the end of my arduous quest,

where I would come upon a clearing--

A clearing with an aisle made of rose petals

that lead into the center,

surrounded by white chairs and sunflowers.

And Someone would be there,

in a white dress and veil, waiting for me.

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