Time has elapsed.
Days, then weeks, then months since I was with you. Or rather not with you but in lov- no. Those are words I'd rather not speak. After all, they were not on the tip of my tongue. Not on the tip of my fingers rather. Not trembling over my phone with excitement, but maybe with fear. You had texted me them. I could not, would not say them back. I would always be a few feet from the edge. Never on it. After I had divulged my whole being to you, you said the famous locution. A week elapsed and we were not jointly, not in tandem. "I have to tell you something", frantically you said over and over to me. And ended all of it, all of the mess, over the phone. I smiled and squeaked out a cheery, "Okay." We could not still be friends, how could we? How foolish of you. But it was okay, after a few months. After all, I never lov-
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Nosce te Ipsum
PoetryThis is a collection of poetry I have written. Free verse, Aubade, Couplets, Prose, and Laments. Probably some accidental Doggerels. Mostly I am posting this for my own enjoyment, but I hope others enjoy it as well. I will add more as I write m...
