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Naïveté

I fell off while you stayed

By Bridget CouturePublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
Naïveté
Photo by Max van den Oetelaar on Unsplash

we built our nest from naïveté

doubts, hopes, corruptive sacrifice

finally the pain weighed down

I fell off while you stayed,

held our fantasy

with denial,

reached for me.

I flew…

Away.

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Bridget Couture

An aspiring author and poet with an unquenchable love for books. Can often be found typing intensely or substituting reading for sleep.

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    Written by Bridget Couture