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Not every first appearance impresses— like walking into a church where nobody smiles; :everyone working on themselves, but no real service with a smile. And I know my first appearance didn’t give you one, yet you stayed; more than a visitor, while I remained a bench warmer in your life. Doing the disservice of trying to ruin you— when I should’ve rune’d you... once an innocent wreck, crashing into guilty pleasures; my guilty conscience…for not spending enough time with you— not enough of me in your all. Our final moment could be the start of it all— and maybe I want to see you all, before we lose it all. Fall into my trust— lose your all in a trust fall; let your body confess what it’s been holding, let me hear every unspoken call. Where leaves meet their fall, they don’t question the letting— and winter’s fall is only a season… so stay a little longer—give it your all; maybe, just maybe… something in us still grows through it all— —or we become the “almost” that had it all. …and just like that—this is the end of service.
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Apr 4
Apr 4, 2026 at 11:59 AM UTC
Almost Had It All, But I Was Bench Warmer in Your Pew
tired of the   same old ways,   i try to   kick it back—   explain:   sometimes the   world is cold.   you didn’t ask   for this,   but it’s   always been   this way.   you had everything—   then lost it   the next day.   you take a step   back,   look up   to the sky,   watching blue   turn gray   without a reason why.   melancholy sunshine,   rays of light   fading away,   like the soft   hues   of yesterday.   you hate this—   and yeah,   i know   it’s cruel.   but stick around   for a few,   it gets better—   and it’s okay   if it’s not   your day.   for all that it's worth: i love you,   anyway.
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Jun 11, 2025
Jun 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM UTC
melancholy sunshine (love you, anyway)
Selling mind and flesh; sold too much time… now I’m a wreck; a crash-out on your shore— :so be sure to love me; I arrive in waves Love me like a rocking boat, paddling alongside a magnetic wave— your smile pulling me in, reeling me from a once serious face. Facing your fears to be near your feels— feels like cold feet finding courage; still… :leaping from earth, jumping off the porch, in training to fall— repeat. How I need a coach, riding coach to confess these emotions; or riding coasts in bottled emotions— timed, primed… all just waiting for the right place to burst. Tell me, would you love to fall in love first?
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Apr 5
Apr 5, 2026 at 12:28 AM UTC
Fall First