yearn

e. wiley smith
Nov 6 · 1 min read

did your heart ever skip a beat
when a memory caught you off guard
i wonder if you ever felt like i feel
did you want the same things i do
i get nostalgic for a time i never had
i bet your dreams looked a lot like mine too
this morning i saw spray painted on a sign
in block letters like a child would make
one day you will ache like i ache
and a chill ran down my spine
i can see your face even now
peaceful and at rest
i wanted so badly to grieve then
but no one had shown me how
it’s coming up on a year
since you left us in devastation here
now i’m less certain than ever
that i know how to face that sort of fear
when i see things that…

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