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it's okay to let go sometimes

you keep looking at me like i’m god-fucking-incarnate, babydoll sucking at the rind of an orange i bought you ages ago like it’ll still give you sweetness if you just ask it nicely here’s the part where we die, me first, telling you something sweet so you won’t feel too bad. here’s where my hand meets yours, curling around your little knuckles like i can’t die right without it. here’s where our hearts hurt, where they ache so bad it feels like they’re burning. it’s okay. i don’t mind. i don’t mind, baby, so long as it’s you i’m lying cold next to. my grave might be empty, and that’s okay too, we might die out in the bitter fucking cold, heads upturned so we see the sky. you always loved those constellations, could list them from memory by the time you were six. only right you die seeing them one last time, is that morbid? i don’t think so, sweetheart. you’re just dramatic, always were, always looking for a fight from me. i used to love you the way kids do, the way you should, the way you deserved. i used to love you something special. it’s okay, honey. it’s okay. i don’t mind, anymore.
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buckybarnes
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Feb 6, 2016
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