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If there’s one thing that unifies you and me, it’s heartbreak If you’ve never experienced it to the fullest, you’ve seen it somewhere. On your favorite tv shows, that song on the radio, on the girl’s face at the bar On your lover’s face when you walk out the door the last time And when you do feel it for the first time, you’ll want to be alone but please don’t be alone You’ll want to bottle it up but that’s a breakdown at work waiting to happen That’s crying to his friends That’s calling him after 1am, knowing he isn’t asleep yet That’s driving by his apartment and holding your breath That’s feeling like your hometown isn’t yours anymore, it’s a place you used to be with him It’s feeling like the seasons are taunting you of when you were in love The first fall of snow is the feeling of his hug The lighting of the tree reminds you of warm cups of coffee on the couch You dread New Year’s Eve because only 365 days ago, you danced with him in the street as the clock struck midnight It’s knowing you will dance alone this year You don’t look at your body the same way. You know how he saw it and you don’t see the beauty he did anymore Your face doesn’t look like yours, it’s the one he used to hold in his hands like a sparking jewel He could marvel forever I know he’s the first thing you think of when you wake up alone And he wakes up next to her Something that used to feel so concrete has been pummeled to dust and now you’re left to scatter the ashes So you drive by, the commons, the bbq joint, the movie theater, the lighthouse, the coffee shops, the all night diners, the book shops, the arcades, the antique stores, all the places you’ve made memories together But please toss your heartache out the driver’s side window as you pass his apartment because now it’s the only thing you two have in common

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Dec 26, 2017

Dec 26, 2017 at 4:49 PM UTC

mksprout

A Conversation with the Girl Crying on the Curb

If there’s one thing that unifies you and me, it’s heartbreak If you’ve never experienced it to the fullest, you’ve seen it somewhere. On your favorite tv shows, that song on the radio, on the girl’s face at the bar On your lover’s face when you walk out the door the last time And when you do feel it for the first time, you’ll want to be alone but please don’t be alone You’ll want to bottle it up but that’s a breakdown at work waiting to happen That’s crying to his friends That’s calling him after 1am, knowing he isn’t asleep yet That’s driving by his apartment and holding your breath That’s feeling like your hometown isn’t yours anymore, it’s a place you used to be with him It’s feeling like the seasons are taunting you of when you were in love The first fall of snow is the feeling of his hug The lighting of the tree reminds you of warm cups of coffee on the couch You dread New Year’s Eve because only 365 days ago, you danced with him in the street as the clock struck midnight It’s knowing you will dance alone this year You don’t look at your body the same way. You know how he saw it and you don’t see the beauty he did anymore Your face doesn’t look like yours, it’s the one he used to hold in his hands like a sparking jewel He could marvel forever I know he’s the first thing you think of when you wake up alone And he wakes up next to her Something that used to feel so concrete has been pummeled to dust and now you’re left to scatter the ashes So you drive by, the commons, the bbq joint, the movie theater, the lighthouse, the coffee shops, the all night diners, the book shops, the arcades, the antique stores, all the places you’ve made memories together But please toss your heartache out the driver’s side window as you pass his apartment because now it’s the only thing you two have in common