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I Have Been Looking at Pictures of You

I know I shouldn’t

By GB RogutPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
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It was late at night

When I broke my promise:

I started thinking of you again.

I grabbed my phone

And scrolled down

At images I know I should have deleted months ago.

There you are.

You smile

You stand

You stare

You look straight into the lens.

It’s you.

Now I’ll think of you all night long.

Probably all week long.

Perhaps all life long.

There’s no escaping you.

Nor do I really want to.

It’s you.

But you are not free to be here.

It’s you.

And I’m here.

Away from you.

I lie in bed and look at the ceiling

An abyss where I wish you could be.

It’s you.

You

You

You.

But I don’t even dare say your name aloud.

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GB Rogut

Jack of all trades, mistress of poetry. Mexicana. Bi. Autistic. She/Her. You can support me on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/musingabout or visit my tree https://linktr.ee/GbRogut

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