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Keep Coming Back

A Poetic Reflection

By Kayla LindleyPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Keep Coming Back
Photo by v2osk on Unsplash

How can it seem that you can control me?

My thoughts,

My feelings,

Everything?

The more I pull away,

The more you want me back,

Sometimes it seems it is just for laughs.

I don't know how or why you do it,

I just know I cannot make it through it without you.

I can not help but stare,

The way you look at me can not compare,

It just gets me through the simple things that life brings.

When I try to forget you come in forgotten places,

It runs across my mind in a sad sort of way.

I want to forget and move on in my life,

But you're holding me hostage in the sands of time.

I want to go away and be free,

Kind of like an angel with wings.

You are the past, let it stay that way.

I do not love you anymore,

You are not for me,

Just breathe

It is simple you see.

I am no longer present,

It is just you and your old memories of me.

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About the Creator

Kayla Lindley

Single mom of two kids with ASD, doing exploration and living in the PNW. Ocean lover. Avid camper and hiking bringing you stories of our adventures and mixing in my own personal photography showing the outdoors is meant for EVERYONE.

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  • Jazmin Fernandez3 years ago

    I Love the word, 'Just Breathe' :) so beautiful

  • Roy Stevens3 years ago

    That one's wistfully beautiful. Very nostalgic!

  • Nice piece❤️😉

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