even after all this time,
i had no idea
that in the cave you built
around your heart,
you were slowly drowning.
the harder i hold something,
the faster it slips.
no wonder you left.
the rain reminds me of you.
it's falling hard,
and i am too.
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Forever June
Poetrythe ghost of you keeps me awake [editor's choice 2021 | poetry] [cover by @qixing]
