Chasing Fire

written on April 24, 2019

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Your story captivated me
our smiles keep me prisoner of the past
memories that were never meant to last.

You lifted me up and away from the girl I knew
An escape from hands bound by my reflection.
The world stops in your embrace
Your scent lingers on the sheets enwrapped with secrets

I fall in the wrong direction
because it’s written the right way
in my mind
a fairytale with the wrong characters.

I try to grasp and hold the moment
dearly and gently
But it drips through each crack
Tears I’m left to catch

One blink and it’s dawn
The night only a memory
Your breath kept me awake
For if I fall asleep, the moment is no longer mine

Rewind replay rewind replay
Where did it all go wrong?
Did I bare too much of my soul?
Did I have to burn to learn?

I wish I could trade hearts with you
so I wouldn’t feel the pain I do.
One can care so much and yet
mistranslated words and actions
falls to dust.

I await the day you’re simply
a person
that my heart doesn’t react to
at all.

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