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I saw your smile on a stranger’s face

I heard your laugh in a familiar place

I felt your hand when I touched a book

I tasted your tongue with the pill I took

I smelled your scent in the clothes I wore

I broke your heart with the words I’ve sworn.

-        --  April 23, 2016

You gave me so much of what I cannot return.

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On every sea, I searched for a coast,
On every land, i found a home.
I thought I had longer days;
Then I died with raindrops on my face.
I was brave, never afraid
In the skies, I found my place.

-Jan. 17, 2015