House Settles

and so does your guest

By Brie BoleynPublished 3 months ago • 1 min read

Whispers in the walls

Footsteps stop when you listen

Something learned your name.

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Brie Boleyn

I write about love like I’ve never been hurt—and heartbreak like I’ll never love again. Poems for the romantics, the wrecked, and everyone rereading old messages.

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