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People say one of the worst pains is wanting someone who does not want you back. But why doesn't anyone talk about the pain of distance; of two people wanting each other, but remaining powerless to the circumstances in which they were born in? Why don't we talk about that?

Definition

I want to know who you are when you are not trying to be.

That Should Be Me

Envious of

the phone that feels the

warmth of your fingers

the seatbelt that holds and

protects you 

the loofah that is more than familiar

 with every inch of your body
the drops of water that
slowly travel down your skin
the gloves that fit perfectly shaped to
your hands
the shaving cream that feels
the stubble of your face
the fruit that touches the
nerves in your delicate lips
the joke that causes the earth's
loveliest sound to escape
the song that your voice
sings beautifully along with
the lyrics that you have memorized
and identify with

the cold breeze that brushes across
your unscarfed neck
the pillow where you rest your
troubled head.
But what I am most envious of
is not just one thing.
It is everything you hold in your heart,
everything that is loved
by you.

Come Over

I have a list of things to do, yet I'd rather sit around and think of you.

Jealousy

A sixty year old lady, with a conventional name. Walks with a cane and has a memory that can barely recall the previous day.
A young adult, not much different than me. Desperate to live life. But stays surviving in front of a computer screen, minimum wage.
A doorman, receives one thank you for every twenty people that walk through his door.
A baby, in a carriage. Hysterically crying from a bottle dropped on the floor.

To be jealous of a timeless friendship with a neighbor, a new companionship with a coworker, a few words and smiles exchanged while walking, and just a simple gesture exchanged with someone who has already forgotten it, seems crazy. But it is not crazy if you realize the one thing they all have experienced that I have not.

A Weak Stem Kills the Whole Flower

What happens when I lose my way? How can you help get me back when you don't even know where I was? If one day the weight of always holding on to the hopes and dreams of us becomes too heavy, would you pick them up? If I am alone in my certainty, how can I truly be certain?

I Dream to Dream

In a brutal world of reality, I search for someone to dream with.

You Came Back

And I know you'll deny leaving but I wanted to say thank you for coming back. Thank you for bringing me back. 

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My once dying dream is becoming a resurrecting reality