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2017

By: Harper Riley

By Harper RileyPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
2017
Photo by Han Chenxu on Unsplash

So, while we're here in this moment, let's take control of this turn

I live in fear but when I'm here I'm only living to learn

If we're drowning, we're only doubting what life wants to preserve

We build the rafts with the blurred images of dying concerns

 

We refer to what we love as what we love to prefer

Convince our preference to reference and simply concur

But when acceptance isn't effortless, we question the curve

And live in reckless second-guessing, precious thoughts to the birds

 

If there's a tension, there's an elegance, a beauty to hurt

We're underwater but we're dancing to the hum of the earth

And if I get to be with you when I'm asleep, then it worked

We'll use the tears as an ocean and watch the whole city burn.

love poems

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