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You left me

A push of euphoria; stuck and full of deep melancholy

By Melissa IngoldsbyPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
You left me
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you left me

You left me high and dry.

I used to laugh.

Oh; how I used to laugh. Throw my head back and hysterically giggle and give out guffaws until I had a coughing fit!

And cry: I really cried. Ugly crying, red nosed, angry tears too!

You left me.

How could you?

I shared so much, though you never shared back.

You had your own journey, I watched it as it unfolded.

I saw you grow, everything inside green and sprouting, I saw the arcs climb and reach new heights. All the ships that I longed to

See,

They didn’t sink, they reached port to safety.

You left me, I lingered in your colored cells, I longed again to be enthralled and silly again, to be completely carefree as I was with you.

But now the nostalgia has fallen,

And a deep, massive, painful indentation is left on my shoulder and face

And lungs, the vacuum that pulled in too much air as I left my body, too high full of water and joy and leftover sadness.

But you’re gone.

I know you’re still there anytime I want to see you, but it hurts too much.

Oh man, why’d that show have to end?

You were too beautiful for this world, with artistic integrity, with purpose. With energy and life and silliness and fun, you left me so happy, so hopeful.

I feel so dumb.

I miss you

At least I know anyone who gets to see you, might understand how I felt, too.

Hey, at least I have re-runs.

heartbreak

About the Creator

Melissa Ingoldsby

My work:

Patheos,

The Job, The Space Between Us, Green,

The Unlikely Bounty, Straight Love, The Heart Factory, The Half Paper Moon, I am Bexley and Atonement by JMS Books

Silent Bites by Eukalypto

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran3 years ago

    The sense of nostalgia, longing, yearning, missing was done perfectly! This was so beautifully written. I loved it so much!

  • Jess Boyes3 years ago

    ❤️❤️

  • Beautiful. Reminiscent of my own lifelong journey to discover whether the height of our joy can ever be equal to the depth of our sorrow...

  • Babs Iverson3 years ago

    Awesome!!!💖💖💖💕

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