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The First Time

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By Varnika AgarwalPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Photo by Tracey Shaw on pexels

The first time

you wrapped your arms

around me,

my heart

went wild

and my stomach

had butterflies.

My brain

was relaxed

like never before.

I wanted that moment

to stop right there

and never come to an end;

as I knew,

its the place

I belong to.

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About the Creator

Varnika Agarwal

The writer is a theoretical physics geek with thousands of hobbies, writing being one of them. She has been writing self-help non-fiction content on Substack. She wants to fill the reader's life with positivity, productivity and calmness.

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  • Testabout a year ago

    well done

  • Mahendra Bahubaliabout a year ago

    Ennui.....

  • Karan w. about a year ago

    Wonderful✨

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