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Weeping Wild
July 16, 2024
A face in the reflection that seems unrecognizable
filled with contempt and anger
In another world I would cherish myself so well
To be loved enough to find help
Yet I loved you enough for the both of us
And that seemed all right in the moment
So pathetically intense and I’m still waiting for you
Next of kin already alerted while I linger on the threshold
Shards of glass echo in my heart
I search for those fragments to find a piece of you
I cut a wound too deep
But I feel your warmth and it finally seems worth it
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