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Atmospheres

As I watch the sun evaporate today

I'm sure you wished it luck

Awaiting its safe return

This is a strange sensation that I'm facing

Bittersweet memories of when you faded away

 

You've been gone for quite some time now

Leaving true intentions in open view

You only crossed the ocean upon first snowfall

But this transatlantic separation

Has only brought me closer to you

 

It reminds me that distance was our specialty

Our love cast out into distant atmospheres

Only vagabonds dared to see

And we examined every inch of stratos between us

Connecting all the constellations we perceived

 

But you cried out for home far too often

And I tried to climb through space far too soon

It seems my courage was only matched by your convenience

A collection of defenses sent out on hot air balloons

A contradiction floating freely to the moon

 

So while I hold onto every flickering excuse

As you journey through the unknown

I hope you realize how fitting this trip may seem

For the first time you left your worries at home

A step you always skipped with me

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