Living day to day, depending on his luck for sustenance
Orbiting his need for money and his need to be creative
The two pulling in opposite directions, their tidal forces ripping him apart
Today was a day where art and hunger went hand in hand as he painted
Every ounce of his imagination was placed on the canvas stroke by stroke
Revealing a mixture of magic and his soul, bound in sweat and paint
Yet it didn’t sell, leaving him destitute and feeling like he lost at life
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Contemplating the universe
Observing how small of a speck this world is
Scattered among the multitude of galaxies
Moving farther and farther apart
It really opens one’s eyes for a moment
Contemplating you
She felt under attack during her interview
It seemed that every person wanted to tear her apart, break her
Every time she had five minutes to herself, she almost broke down and cried
Getting this chance was her way to something so much better, but was the battle worth it
Examining her casualties, she decided no.
So many people together in close proximity
Ordinarily that could be a fun time for the crowd
Covid changed that dynamic greatly
It forced us to find other ways to be close while being farther apart
And while it wasn’t perfect, it was sometimes enough
Letting us dip our toes into the sea of being…
Couldn’t believe I even had a shot, to be honest
Last thing I thought would happen was that you liked me too
Old feelings of insecurity and inadequacy swamped me when we were apart, but together, that was something amazing
So when I popped the question I was at an emotional breaking point
Even though you said no, I…
Don’t know how to tell you this.
If you don’t know how then just blurt it out like you usually do
See, we have been so close for so long
That’s an understatement. We’ve been married for twenty-two years
And in all that time I feel we’ve been growing apart
Not this again. What did you do this time?
That’s something I only would tell my friends
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Being so far apart just doesn’t feel right
Raging emotions flow like white water between us
It makes the divide seem so daunting
Discourse allows us to begin to build a way from both sides
Greeting each other on firmer neutral ground in the middle
Enabling us to have an honest discussion letting the turbulent water flow under the…
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To mend that which was ripped apart
A bonding agent stronger than superglue would be needed
People and relationships were sometimes just too broken to just slap together
Even with bubble wrap, bailing twine, and wire
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At one time Riley thought he really cared for Tabitha
Little kisses snuck in when no one was looking
Making those goofy faces when they sent each other snaps
On the outside everything was perfect
Still, it was doomed to failure from the start
Too bad Tabitha was already married
Feelings were hurt when she wouldn’t leave her husband
Even after Riley had professed his feelings
Looking back it was probably all for the better
Leaving her husband would have put doubt in their relationship
It would have festered with Riley, wondering would she do it again
Never fully trusting her though he would try so hard
Little by little Tabitha and he grew apart
Only Jessica being there for him got him through it
Vixen that she was, she showed him what commitment could deliver
Eventually he grew to appreciate the wife he already had over the one he wanted
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