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I can see it all from here; everything at once and yet nothing at all.

I feel the sand shift beneath my feet, grains of broken shorelines scattered in the deepest parts of the earth. And for a moment, I forget.

I forget the way she used to smile. I forget the way her eyes reminded me of the sea. I forget the way she left this world, her skin broken by careless words and thoughtless souls.

I remember, though, that our love was deeper than this. It was a mystery, a drive stating mystery. As I leap into the dark of the cavern, I feel the adrenaline the way I did when we first kissed.

I wish I could go back. But I can't. So, instead, I dive forward. Into the black, black sea.

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