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I'm Too Afraid

A poem

By Brenton RidleyPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
I'm Too Afraid
Photo by Paweł Czerwiński on Unsplash

I want to call you

I'm wondering how you are

How's life?

Is work okay?

What about your parents?

The Dog still misses you

He keeps sniffing around

You side of the bed

It is rather empty

I want to call you

But maybe you're not alone

I could text you

But

You hate texts

I fixed the patio

Re-painted the Den

You were right

It's much better that way

Are you still writing?

I want to call you

but I'm still feeling guilty

I'm not even sure

What I feel guilty for

I still have your letter

But

I couldn't open it

What did it say?

I'm going crazy

I'm not eating right

Can't even watch TV

Nothing is the same

I want to call you

But

I'm too afraid

heartbreak

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