want

I want lavender hair

and rose pedal eye lids

I want that crushed apple kiss

in the neighborhood park

I want to find myself somewhere

I’ve never been

in a movie,

in a feeling,

in an absence.

I want broken memories

and mix tapes to track them

I want that lunar light to ravel

in my hair, in my nails

I want to loose myself somewhere

I can be safe

in a book,

in a kiss,

in an ocean.

I want whispered feelings

and warm skin constellations

I want that empty feeling

in a sleepless evening

I want to fill myself with something

I can hold on to

in a secret,

in a soul,

in a lifetime.

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