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Holding On

A poem

By KatheleenPublished 2 years ago Updated 9 months ago 1 min read
Holding On
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I can look at you now

And see you as my friend

But,

It is my heart

That stops

And remembers you as my love,

It thinks, But wait

Am I not in love with this man?

It holds on to this memory of you

And tries to tell the rest of me.

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About the Creator

Katheleen

Just what is wholly unsayable.

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  • Kendall Defoe 2 years ago

    Already difficult when the heart and the head are at war...

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