“If you love something, set it free”

I never understood that

until you.

From the moment I met you,

you felt familiar

like I’d known you before.

Even as strangers,

you lit something in me

so pure

so rare

I just knew—you’d be everything.

You loved me gently.

You saw me,

held space for me,

gave me light

when I didn’t even know

there was any left in me.

You were my first love,

but more than that

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As I looked into your eyes, I saw my future go up in flames.

The bittersweet memories we’ve shared-

Replaced with the sharp coldness of your gaze.

I wouldve never thought that the future that was so righteous in meaning and purpose-

end up being the forgotten past of our times.

The jealousy I feel for the people you surround yourself with-

How they hear your presence,

Not knowing I heard it bef...