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Precious

Time spent

By Amanda Published about a year ago 1 min read
Precious
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Where does one even begin

Best friend, you like me but not as much as I like you it seems

Little to no effort

There is love

But there is also an empty space where mutual effort and understanding used to be

Constant doubt. Feeling this way

It all melts away when I'm with you

Like I'm the crazy one

Instantly, in that moment, I realize, no matter what I'll always let you back in

You walked away and I had to let you

I had to

But once again I'm making my way to you

The sweet scent of your abuse is what keeps me up when I'm down

Even though in my mind you torment me, I never frown when you're around

And maybe that's why I stick around even though I feel like I'm dragging you down

Best friend

I do not need your pity nor do I desire you always with me

I just wish the empty feeling would leave me already

Like everyone else has

so I can finally take a breath and move forward

Our lives are different-everything is different now

And even then I knew that it would come to this

And thus I tried so hard to hold on to you

To spend time with you

I didn't want to miss the feeling of you

It's kinda funny actually, over and over I wait for you, and even though it's not your fault I kind of wish it was

I took my sweet time but I still somehow arrived here first. waiting.

Do you wait for me too? Tell me you do, I don't care if it isn't true

What kind of friendship is this? Is it all my fault? Maybe if I had just opened up

It's crazy to think, even miles away you can still hurt me.

Friendship

About the Creator

Amanda

Angst? Just an esoteric soul wrapped up in 21st-century BS hoping one day it'll make sense where I fit into all of it; one day I'll see the light at the end of the tunnel. For now... I write because if I spoke, the words might be lost

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout a year ago

    Omgggg, this was soooo relatable. I'm so sorry you're experiencing this 🥺 Sending you lots of love and hugs ❤️

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