I have a totally irrational fear
that everyone I care about
will leave me without a single word.
I'm terrified that if I miss just one message
or just one call
they'll get fed up and lose interest in me.
I'm terrified that if I make one mistake
they'll hate me
and they'll never forgive me.
Or, even worse,
they could disappear entirely from my life
without a word or an explanation.
Maybe it's not totally irrational.
I mean, honestly,
I do it to other people
all the time.
Maybe I'm just asking for it.
I just want the few people I care about
close by, because I'm scared to death
if I take my eyes off of them for one second
they'll leave.
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PoetryA thing. A thing in which I write some poetry. I've never really written much poetry, so... yeah. Exciting. It can get spooky sometimes. (By spooky, I mean that it can get dark. Trigger warning in advance, just in case.) Tread lightly. I'm obviously...
