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i don't need a better half, just my second half.

nothing feels any different and nothing has changed

but i feel husked out and full of echoes.

nothing inside me makes any sense

and i can’t bring myself to talk about it

because i don’t understand it,

i can’t make the words make sense in my head and

even if i could i don’t think i’d want to say anything out loud.

 

i want to crumble collar bones in my hands while i shake from the inside out

and tell my story to a fresh pair of ears, i want to talk but i want to be prompted,

i want someone to know what questions to ask or at least fake it.

i want someone to love me, to just plain old-fashioned love me

and i want to love them in return.

 

i want to be able to at least entertain the notion that one day i can be somebody’s and.

me and, she came over and, we went out last weekend and,

i just want to be somebody’s and.

i want to be somebody’s distraction.

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sarah-wilson
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Feb 13, 2013
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