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Haunted

by 'Lissa

By 'Lissa StufflestreetPublished about a year ago Updated about a year ago 1 min read
Haunted
Photo by Ömürden Cengiz on Unsplash

Still, the bed laid untouched the way you left it that crisp, fall morning.

Introductions were never my strong suit,

Losing every ounce of love I once felt; faded away the day you left.

Eager to get home, you left work that day in quite a hurry.

News of pregnancy; you already couldn't help but call yourself dad.

Considering the aftermath of everything that happened, little

Emma Rose has now met you, her finger wrapped around yours.

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'Lissa Stufflestreet

I'm just a daydreaming college student who's been manifesting becoming a writer since I was five. I never stick to just one writing genre (and typically write dark content). | she/they

Instagram: stufflestream | Tiktok: stufflestream

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  • Cindy Calderabout a year ago

    That's so bittersweet and sad. Lingeringly and hauntingly beautiful in is own way.

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