I am an amalgam of yours..

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Because I have people
Around me who
Give me
Positive affirmations
Instead of feeding
Me with toxic positivity.

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I feel wholesome

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The dimly lit room,
with the nameplate called desire ; serviced by a fluctuating tubelight,
intermittent flashes of brilliance,
interspersed with stygian ebony ;
a promising relationship,
surviving its last days ;
no hopes of revival,
as if in a hospice.

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You were like a real Mom to me.
When time and distance came between us
I never forgot you.

I always loved you and
carried memories of you in my heart.

Seeing your letters is precious to me,
but hearing your voice last night
just about broke me.

I know you are going Home,
so I will see you again... eventually.
But oh how I long to see you
at least once more in this life
and to wrap our arms around each other
just one more time.

I love you, Mom.

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