Realization

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          You only appreciate
what you've lost
          You lose
what you didn't care for
          You didn't care
until you realized you needed it
          You needed it
because of the feeling it gave you
          You felt that feeling, 
but didn't care if it felt the same
          You denied
that it was anything special
          You ignored
whenever it warned you
          You never bothered
to acknowledge its cries
          You never cared
until all fell to an empty silence
          You grew lonely
and wondered why
          You looked around 
but it was gone
          You didn't care for it,
so finally, it left. 
          Because you only ever appreciate 
what you never gave a second thought before. 

~<3

Poetry of Alice CalbriWhere stories live. Discover now