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Close My Eyes

Sad at a bar.   sitting on the deck.  watching 

boats drift by; 

finished my grouper sandwich; sipping on my lemon water

wondering -- 

So close to your lips, how did I get so far away in your mind?

I told you a long time ago, you would never have to yell          but

I do.

Today was a break,

          after a break,

                     after a break.                C...

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past   forgiveness   love   mistakes   relationships   brokenheart   heartache

Forgiveness

You lay in bed at night with thoughts that bring you down

You thought that you were strong, but you were wrong

You relieve the moment when you lost it and went into the dark

You lay there awake wondering if you could have done anything different

Could you have made her stay?

Could you have shown her that you lost your way?

You lay awake because you haven't forgiven yourself

Be...

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broken dreams   love   forgiveness   brokenheart   shame   sick   anxious night

The melodic grass

This music,

it makes me want to fall from the water

float in the sky,

stare at those lips

and kiss those green eyes,

drink from the clouds

and jump on the pond

to feel the stars

and gaze at the stones,

 

 

the rythms , the notes

melt my mind

ignite my visible voice

I'm not here nor there

maybe inside a void

 

floating on the blues

maybe its a d...

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Paper Friends

 

Leaving seems so hard

Until you actually leave

 

The peculiar truth is

Leaving feels ludic, orphic, majestic

Leaving the places which seemed to matter

Leaving the paper people I once met

Leaving, forgiving & moving forward

 

What a trouvaille I encountered

To leave the paper connection

Leaving them as they are, incomplete & rustic

Leaving them in the ocean ...

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fake   Life   Real   equality   poem   poetry   lit   creative   writing   leave   brokenheart   love   happiness   happy   commitment   hurt   cry   contrails   sky

flower

to he who was

who is

who will be

do not hinder my growth

because

you are not my sun

shining 

but today

in this moment

i am 

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new   love   broken   romance   brokenheart

Ugly Words

There are so many things I wish I could scream at you,
     there are so many ugly words I could use.
And here are a few.
I.
     love.
you.

You build me up just to tear me down,

     The bruises you left on me still remain like my frown. 

There are days where I just want to drown. 

      All because I fell in love with you. 

The you I thought you were. 

       The you that ...

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brokenheart   love

Proclivity

Proclivity in twin souls

Flames frenziedly

Melts in closeness

Freezes when friend-zoned

It exists; it persists

Never dies!!

© Juhi Gupte

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love   romance   brokenheart

No more hope...No more faith...

My heart is broken
all my hope was stolen
In so much pain, I'm looking for something
to ignite my faith again

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brokenheart   love

staying strong

Last night i walked with no "pep in my step"

The cool air pushed my hair,

 Your hand onced brushed it just as the wind did.

I will not cry.

Last night i drove by the store where you broke my heart.

The store where you brushed her hair aside to kiss her lips , not mine

I will not cry.

Last night i laid in bed alone

Those pillows dont warm me the way you do.

I will not cry...

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brokenheart   love

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