I have to let go
running past the past
until my heart looks as red as a sunset raking
blood across the sky
and beats as loud as a scream
building up to be set free after years of
never being heard
Give me a long goodbye
the embrace,
the tears,
the promises
of seeing
me again
so soon
so very soon
And the leaving
make it last forever
each step
pounding
resolute
against my skin
prickling
each nerve
flooding me with
knowing
forever only lasts as long as it takes
to walk away
I will
drive off the cliff of longing
until I can hear my own voice again
steady and familiar
needing nothing
nothing
needing
me
everytime i read a new poem, or re-read a favorite, like this one, i wait for the chills. love that feeling. love reading these over and over. i am going to steal "forever only lasts as long as it takes to walk away" shamelessly and use it, a lot, to get what i want from people who need to think i think deeply.
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