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“In space, no one ever reads your poetry.”

By Jack FriendPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
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Photo by Andy Holmes on Unsplash

Nothing makes me smash my delete button

Faster than feeble attempts to say

You are the star that I orbit.

Running out of oxygen

Time bending in deep space

Won’t, can’t count seconds.

Centaurus eyes

Enough breath

To plead

“Stay”.

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Jack Friend

Pizzaiolo, social worker, brewer, writer

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    Written by Jack Friend