I know I'm not the prettiest love you’ve held
not the softest maybe, not the most poetic

I fumble when I care too much
I say less than I feel
and I don’t always land it right

But I'm not like the ones before
I won’t be a phase
or a lesson in hindsight

I might not be your “best” yet
but I swear I'm better than you expected
and if I'm not already your north star
I'm quietly learning how to become it

I wasn’t built to love halfway
and if you ever let me all the way in,
you’ll see
I wasn’t the echo of the ones before
I was the answer you didn’t know you were searching for 🤍

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I hear you laughing through the walls, so close, yet so far away. It breaks me, like the quiet thunder inside a storm, I can’t escape.

I see your smile in a stranger's glance, And my chest tightens. Could it be you've smiled like this for someone before?

In this silence, I scream your name, but the echoes never reach you. I want to trust, but my ghosts whisper saying things I shouldn't believe.

I drown in thoughts and each one hurts. Not because I doubt you love me, but because I know I could lose you and it would be all my fault.

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How do we tell the sea we are drowning on land?

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The paradox of love*

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A new canvas of love.

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In the wake of reality's sting,
Tears blur the lines of everything
Dreams shattered by one little string,
A virus of heartache, it did bring

Chasing dreams, I lost my way,
Forgot to savor each passing day
In pursuit of meaning, led astray,
Now in darkness, I must find my way

The echo of my shattered pride,
A harsh reminder, I cannot hide
But from this pain, I won't subside,
For in my tears, strength resides

Tonight, I weep for dreams undone,
Tomorrow, I'll rise with the sun
Today, it was a battle you won
And soon I shall remain, unspun.

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Chasing dreams...

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In victories grand and in life's cruel fight,
I long for her counsel, day and night.

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Heart of Love ❤️

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Ashes of Love 🖤

A story of my life; written on this day last year.

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