Loved

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i realized i never loved you
i loved the person you made me become

Me Too

i hear your words

i feel your presence 

as if you were here right now

these emotions are unsteady

and sometimes i forget 

that i need to breathe

but, love, you're always there

with soft words 

with flawless advice

and i marvel at the details

you never overlook

and i just want to tell you

i could talk to you all day

but i think my eyes already did

and i think yours whispered back 

me too. 

Overthinking

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these thoughts need pruning
like an overgrown forest
they have overtaken my mind
becoming so entangled and entwined
that i cannot for the life of me figure out
where the roots are coming from
and who planted these seeds -
was it me, or you, or him, or her?
seeds of doubt and love and fear and hope.
and this forest is weary
because now the sun can't shine through
and all we can do is overthink it all
again.

Now I'll Forget

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i forgot about your faults, love
and now i will forget about your strengths too
until you are just a faceless name
that i used to know. 

Building Trust

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i want to trust you, love
but if you
shatter my heart
i'm not sure if i'll ever recover.

so please, tell me the truth
even if it hurts
tell me the things you don't want me to know
if i hear them from you,
i'll know i can trust you
and i'm good at forgiveness
but not so much trusting, love.

Pain

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you hurt me without trying
my pain doesn't even make you flinch
and i have so many scars, love
but why do i find them so beautiful?

Reignited

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all i could hear was the softness in your voice
the hesitation in your expression
the way you tried to hide
yourself from me
but i knew why
i felt your pain in my heart
i didn't say a word
and when i was kind again
your fire reignited
and i cried that i ever made you put it out.

I Needed You

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all along i never knew
i needed someone
to crack through these walls
someone to help me
even when i don't want it
i hate advice
but yours is always perfect, love
i am strong and independent
until you are around
and i've never minded being blind
until you helped me see
and now the world is different
and now so much is changing
and i have a million things to say
but you're gonna have to read between the lines
you're gonna have to read my mind.

Myself

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he looked at her with sadness in his eyes
and she whispered in the silence
i need to figure myself out
before i spend time 
trying to figure someone else out. 
then she turned and walked away
while silent tears made rivers
on her pale cheeks in the moonlight.

Hardest Thing

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it's the hardest thing in the world, love
to act like everything is normal
when your heart is bleeding out.