the door that should've shut

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His strides were longer than mine.

He took 2 steps. I took 4.

I used to imagine that he would always slow down for me but I was wrong.

Legs cant become shorter.

While he was entering the library we always went to, I was still in the cafe holding the door open.

Or maybe I was keeping it from closing.

For someone else to open again.

For him to open the pages of a new book.

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Word count- 57

Published- November 2, 2023

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