I wanted to hug you
Close enough to hear your heartbeat.
I wanted to sleep to the sound of it.
And so I did.
I hugged you.
I heard it.
It was as beautiful as I expected.
But I am afraid I hugged you too close.
I heard too much
That I was not able to sleep
To the sound of it.
I heard how it did not beat for me.
It kept me up.
Still, I took my time listening.
Then I thought
How I will never be able to afford
Something that beautiful.
I failed to feel it beating my name.
It tore me out
So I just slept to the thought of it.
Oct 26, 2021
Oct 26, 2021 at 6:11 PM UTC
I wanted to hug you
Close enough to hear your heartbeat.
I wanted to sleep to the sound of it.
And so I did.
I hugged you.
I heard it.
It was as beautiful as I expected.
But I am afraid I hugged you too close.
I heard too much
That I was not able to sleep
To the sound of it.
I heard how it did not beat for me.
It kept me up.
Still, I took my time listening.
Then I thought
How I will never be able to afford
Something that beautiful.
I failed to feel it beating my name.
It tore me out
So I just slept to the thought of it.
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