Longing
Poetry for the ache of almost, not yet, too far away, or never quite yours—the space between wanting someone and being able to reach them.
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Silence becomes its own language in the lingering glances, unfinished goodbyes, and distance that never teaches the heart to wander.
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Another baby is not the dream by itself; the dream is partnership with someone who reaches for the work, the children, and the life beside her.
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She still believes in love, but the next yes must belong to someone who loves the whole family—not merely the woman at its center.
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Somewhere between packed boxes and the road out of British Columbia lived the quiet thought that almost made her stay.
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At seventeen, safety arrived through a voice across the distance, leaving behind the ache of wondering what might have happened at another time.
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Desire feels dangerous when one person makes every carefully built wall around the heart suddenly seem negotiable.
Between Bruises & Blooms 