These are the things I no longer wish to understand...
The reason why the Sun gives up shining at night
So the Moon can breathe.
The reason why voices turn to echoes when
You're far enough away.
The reason why his handwriting is so much like
His voice it hurts.
Why the Moon shines when nobody's watching
And the waves splash at night,
When no one can hear them.
Why a mother's prayer takes time to be heard.
Why a baby's cry holds more pain than a rainstorm.
Why people must die for others to live.
Why children must grow up
And leave their dreams to rust
With their imaginations.
Why hearts must break to learn to love
And why we must carry the weight of the world
In order to grow stronger.
Because maybe Life would be simpler
If
I
Just
Let
It
Go.
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Taken from a writing prompt online.
~October
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Hiraeth
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