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Longing
Sometimes I wake up at night
And I search for you.
Quite a challenge to sleep
In a bed we shared.
I know it ended for a reason,
That our paths diverged.
I'm still picking up pieces
That scattered everywhere.
For now I'm more peaceful,
For now I search my path.
My own, my destination, but
I'm leading myself astray.
Connection is a sacrifice,
It's a way to feel
Vulnerable with someone.
I can't bring myself there.
Maybe it's too early
For me to find love.
Or maybe it's impossible
Since I compare with what we had.
And from the bottom of my scattered heart
I'm wishing you a better start.
I'm wishing us to let it go.
It's hard for me, I hope you moved on
About This Poem
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How was my language use?
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Critiques
Rita
1 day 20 hours ago
Relatable theme. Maybe more…
Relatable theme. Maybe more about the emotional impact would make it more striking to the heart?
D. A. Piotrowski
1 day 4 hours ago
re: Rita
Emotions come and go, that's the ones I felt when I wrote this. sorry it's relatable, breakups are mean, hope you're doing well
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