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i want to be wanted

February 2, 2022
By stinkbuggy BRONZE, Montgomery, Illinois
stinkbuggy BRONZE, Montgomery, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
I'm sure there won't always be sunshine, but there's this momentary beam of light


I want to be a marigold in season


Or perhaps a plum, ripe and begging to be plucked away

I want to be the waters of an island, its inhabitants grateful for the riches I bring 

I want to be your "one and only”


I want to be your Tomorrow, because everyone looks forward to Tomorrow 

Everyone wants Tomorrow 


But I can only be what I am Now 

And I’m trapped in Then 


The author's comments:

This is a piece that I did while in a workshop a while back. The prompt was to combine all the prompts we had worked on during the session. I wanted to focus on love and my relationship to it, how I struggle with feelings of insecurity and feeling as though I'm unlovable. I want to be wanted by someone, even if it's for a moment. 

(the "one and only" line is a snippet of a korean lyric from the song "Blue Hour" by TXT) 


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