Relationships
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Some people never fully leave; they become the ache of almost, lingering in songs, coffee cups, and the empty spaces beside us.
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After men who confused control, desire, and love, one familiar person stands apart in the softness of ordinary things he chooses to share.
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Some connections are terrible at staying and strangely gifted at finding their way back to the same conversation.
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If timing were somewhere they could meet, perhaps there would be a version of them that never had to keep saying goodbye.
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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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Somewhere between packed boxes and the road out of British Columbia lived the quiet thought that almost made her stay.
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Love survives silence, waiting, and imperfect timing through the stubborn hope of one day sharing an ordinary life together.
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Love ruins poetry in the best way when one person begins haunting every metaphor, every page, and every unwritten name.
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A tender confession about carrying someone like a protected secret and wondering what they would do if they knew.
Between Bruises & Blooms 