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Placed

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By KJ AartilaPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
Placed
Photo by Alexei Scutari on Unsplash

There is a place that means the world to me,

you are there, and so are we

in complete connection through action and thought;

wherever we traveled apart, we fought

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for this place of our own design.

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Fresh water flows through our veins, giving life

to dreams with intention, without strife

you teach me how to breathe, I teach you how to float

above the ripples, over your moat

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to this place of our own design.

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Now shake your wings dry and fly to the sun

so I can follow; prove I’m your one.

Together, we’ll leave this sticky space

to find the freedom of our dreamt place

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together by our own design.

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By Jackson Hendry on Unsplash

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About the Creator

KJ Aartila

A writer of words in northern WI with a small family and a large menagerie.

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  • Heather Hubler3 years ago

    Oh, I enjoyed the tone of this, how lovely :) And that repeated line was wonderful and worked so well. Great job!!

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