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Hold

As You Are

By J. Nicholas MerchenPublished 11 months ago Updated 11 months ago 1 min read
Hold
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Each time I return to a memory,

I fear what I have unknowingly changed.

Was your smile just so?

How did you say my name?

If I lose these lovely threads,

what will be left of us?

So I will cling to us now,

while I can still hold you.

love poems

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J. Nicholas Merchen

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