184 : what could have been

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i got a puppy today
he's small, skittish, playful
you went with me to pick him up
sitting in your bedroom
the baby on my chest
you looked at me
put your arm around me
and said

there's just something about you holding him

i held him in my arms
you hugged me and nuzzled your head into my shoulder
i breathed with you, a child between us
you sighed
and said

this must be what it feels like when a man and a woman have a child together, huh

my heart is broken, but i will rebuild

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