#alifeonpaper

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we fall asleep across telephone lines

wishing that the voice we were hearing in our headphones

was coming from the left side of the bed

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falling in love with him was like an ocean wave.

you saw it coming from far way,

undeniable and constant.

and all of a sudden,

it crashed over you.

engulfing you fully and

forever

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Tired

Walking the pageant of life is

tiring.

Seeing the crowds on the sides

cheering and clapping with

venom in their eyes.

The burning of lights from the photographs

on my skin.

I’m so lost.

Where do I even begin?

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What A Feeling

What a feeling it is

Falling

Falling in love

Watching snowflakes melt on his nose

And his cheeks scrunch up in delight

Hands, intertwined, under blankets

In front of a movie and coffee

Falling

Steadfast and in love

What a feeling it is

Knowing home is a person

And you have the keys

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the ghosts we see out of the corner of our eyes

are just signs

signs of unrest or worry

of settlement and fear

we learn to live

with the person we see... but who disappears

when we turn around

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it burns, it burns, it burns

it burns for hours

up and out it roars

orange tongues devouring

licking the walls

it burns

and with it

burn our hearts

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if I ran for galaxies

and lightyears;

through space dust

and ashes of old planets;

if I leaped past stars

and materializing black holes;

I could never escape.

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is it too much

to ask for

even a quarter of a fairytale