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what could've been

June 11, 2018
By this_unflower PLATINUM, Lincoln, Rhode Island
this_unflower PLATINUM, Lincoln, Rhode Island
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Favorite Quote:
i will never understand<br /> why you held me<br /> if you were afraid of warmth<br /> <br /> you should have known<br /> i was fire<br /> <br /> - Rupi Kaur , the sun and her flowers


What could have been

long nights beneath the stars

with you

became long nights beneath my ceiling

alone

in a room stripped bare

Where I scream myself awake

from the dreams you take refuge in,

memories

that resurface

more often now

than when we were speaking,

memories

that stay,

no matter how hard I try

to block them out,

memories

that cause me to wake up

three times a night

to barf up an empty stomach,

memories

that make me understand

that things are the way the are

because of me and

“what could have been”

won’t change it.


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