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What ̶I̶ ̶w̶i̶s̶h̶ I did

a serious limerick

By R.C. TaylorPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
What  ̶I̶ ̶w̶i̶s̶h̶  I did
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one night you screamed at me until I had a panic attack and kept screaming

̶I̶ ̶b̶r̶o̶k̶e̶ ̶u̶p̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶,̶ ̶c̶a̶l̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶b̶e̶s̶t̶ ̶f̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶c̶a̶t̶c̶h̶ ̶m̶e̶ ̶w̶h̶i̶l̶e̶ ̶I̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶s̶t̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶r̶e̶e̶l̶i̶n̶g̶

it felt out of nowhere, the tidal shift in you. you apologized. I forgave you.

̶i̶t̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶b̶i̶l̶l̶o̶w̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶f̶l̶a̶g̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶I̶ ̶i̶m̶m̶e̶d̶i̶a̶t̶e̶l̶y̶ ̶u̶s̶e̶d̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶p̶a̶r̶a̶c̶h̶u̶t̶e̶ ̶ ̶

then I began to lose myself, body moving, mind sleep-walk dreaming

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About the Creator

R.C. Taylor

I write to invoke, to process, to honor, to resurrect, and—sometimes—to grieve but, above all, I write to be free.

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  • T. Licht2 years ago

    love the way you did the cross outs!

  • Holly Pheni3 years ago

    Very deep, I felt this one. Great job and I love how the options are crossed out in lieu of what was chosen. I hope this gets a top story spot.

  • Leslie Writes3 years ago

    Such unique and innovative style. Well done!

  • Gina C.3 years ago

    I really love your style! Amazing limerick! 😍

  • Heather Hubler3 years ago

    Oh that was full of emotion. And loved the crossed out lines, added such a great punch to the meaning. Great work!

  • Donna Renee3 years ago

    Wow, Rachel! This one is so impactful! ❤️

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