Was it summer or spring?
Maybe somewhere in between
The brief time of my life that felt like it could have spanned centuries
I still feel pieces of you left with me
I’ve tried to give them back
But they usually return, showing up in coat pockets or drawers
Although now I’m unsure if those pieces were ever really you or the you I wished for
We had shared glimpses of our lives long forgotten and spent days with no plans
There was an ease in being with you. I started to realize it was the first time I allowed myself to just be
Simple moments ripple through time and catch me again
You found two toads in the road and brought them to safety, scrambling to make sure they would stay together
You didn’t want them to have to be alone
That was the moment
The moment I decided to let hope return
I hoped you’d stay forever
And in the end I never knew if you ever wanted to
And I guess I never asked
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Alexandria Rae
I am an intuitive artist of many forms including writing, painting and performance. I gather my inspiration from nature, history, and culture to channel an empathic quality that inspires and offers a lens into a different world.
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