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i knew.
i knew, since the choked afternoon sky bled in pools of coral and pink,
and my cryptic, incoherent thoughts
began to exist, now louder than ever.
i knew, since my hummingbird heartbeat would return every time
he tilted his head to laugh ──
the momentary brush of our skin
electrifying my blood.
i knew, since the warmth of his worn out flannel shirt draped around my shoulders felt a lot like home.
i knew, since the purple carnations
in the backyard of his matchbox house became my favorite kind.
i knew ── since the night i could
feel him in the spaces between my ribs, his explosive presence reminding me he was volatile.
i knew he was going to break my heart. i kind of wanted him to.
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