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Unstitching Us

Piecing Together Identity After Love

By Ravi DPublished 2 years ago 1 min read

How many breaths must I exhale

To empty my lungs of your scent?

How many nights must I lie awake

To forget the shape of your silhouette?

Our shared laughter echoes still

In corners where memories nest

I pry them loose with trembling hands

But they cling to my fingertips

We poured ourselves into each other

Now I'm sifting through the blend

Trying to reclaim what was mine

Without losing what we made

I'm excavating my own heart

Careful not to crack the core

Where your whispers still reside

In chambers, I can't ignore

With each piece, I reclaim of me

A fragment of us falls away

I'm becoming whole, yet lesser

In this bittersweet decay...

_Ravi D

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Ravi D

I'm just a down to earth person who likes to write about events and things, usually inspired by people in my life.

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