Worth a Thousand Words

You’re in an empty field

Filled with mutual hope

He has his arms around you

Face inches from yours

Wearing a smile that

Shouts of happiness

And whispers promises

Of forever

Your head is thrown back

Laughter dancing on your lips

Eyes squeezed so tightly shut

You can’t see the look of

Dedication on his face

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I hold the photo in shaky hands

And stare at it through blurry eyes

It’s dated years ago

When he was young and

Oblivious to my existence

And the possibility of

Loving someone who

Wasn’t you

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I cling to the photo

Because I can’t grasp him

And try not to resent you

For the fact that you can

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A lot could’ve changed

In the years since that moment

But I force myself not to

Hope it took away the

Promise of forever happiness

That his smile whispered about

He deserves that much

(The person he chose

probably does too)

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I break for the picture

You smiled for

And crumble for the person

You laughed for

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It’s strange because

I don’t even know you but

I’d do anything to be you

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