edge of existence

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THIS POEM IS A LIE

i don't think about you anymore

you're not the name on my tongue

when someone talks of love

nor the vision in my mind

right before i drift asleep

i no longer shiver at my reflection

because your ghost doesn't stand

behind me anymore

whispering phantom promises of a

forever we knew we'll never have

i no longer feel your taste on my lips

or your breath on my neck

you've left the space in my heart

i carved out for you

i did not have blood on my hands

just because i'd do anything for you

no, i do not think about you anymore

— selene ☽