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bright & shining soul

Linda M. Crate

just when i thought the dust was
settled
it gets kicked up again,
but i don’t fear
the past;
sometimes it’s integral to look back
to see where the wounds began
in order to prevent
them from
happening again—
you always jump into my veins
when i need a reprieve from
nightmares,
and i don’t know why you’re still haunting
my memory like a ghost
when you said that we ought to be strangers;
how come you’re the one that gets
to forget while i remember
everything?
i am always the one that loves and cares more,
but i am sick of bleeding from these wounds;
i am repulsed that i even remember
our escapades together
wish i could escape the reality of us
sew myself back together
in happier times
my smile hasn’t been the same since you shattered
pieces of me i’ll never get back,
but maybe it’s better
to have rose tinted glasses shattered
so the shine can come from within with more
truth and light.

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