'You know what I mean.'

'So the date's decided. Maybe the cards have been printed? It doesn't mean anything.'

'You had all the time in the world, and you couldn't decide. Now my time is his.'

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You'd left when you should have.
But you refused to let go.
And in your shadow, I lost myself.

You're still around. I miss me.

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I decided to celebrate my birthday in school. I was born on the 14th of November - Children's Day - and the school always gave us the day off to play games and let our hair down during school hours. This year I decided I'd throw a party too.

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I hate packing.
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You live in a cocoon
built with care,
cosy, with mood lighting
and modular everything.
128 GB of photographs,
birthday boomerangs
and soirees in the sun.

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that the cliché lines she peddles don't mean a thing.
The wearer continues to feel the pinch long after the shoe comes off.
Absence more often makes hearts grow apart.
Out of sight, out of mind - but seldom out of dreams.
It takes a village to raise a child - and one unsuitable parent to bring them down.
All good things come to an end, but bad things?
Take a guess - you're a writer too.

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wedding outfits.
We want ours to be respected
but will always judge
everyone else's as
"a bit too much".

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Unlikely Friends

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"Let go of whom*.
Thanks. You just made it so much easier to let go of you."

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of fervent love stories,
the endings left open,
some purposely, some not.

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