and if you would ask me -
"what was it like to miss him?"
no, my dear,
it wasn't some kind of ordinary longing.
it wasn't missing someone because of their absence,
but instead missing someone because they're still there,
yet, sadly, they're not yours anymore.
May 14, 2016
May 14, 2016 at 4:41 AM UTC
and if you would ask me -
"what was it like to miss him?"
no, my dear,
it wasn't some kind of ordinary longing.
it wasn't missing someone because of their absence,
but instead missing someone because they're still there,
yet, sadly, they're not yours anymore.
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