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Submitted to Contest #70
I am in his arms, yet I have never felt more distant. I listen to his words, yet they have no meaning. I laugh at his jokes, yet it is no longer carefree. I feel his presence, yet I have never felt more lonely. I smile around him, yet I weep when I am alone. I hear him say I love you, yet his words never seemed so empty. It has not always felt this way. Our love was once young and true. Our love felt like the first date in the bed of his old Chevy with the sun setting and a field of golden wheat. I remember it so clearly. How I felt chi...
I wake up from my nightmare drenched in sweat once again. I can't seem to escape the endless guilt. The fact that I have to look her in the face everyday is what kills me the most. She doesn't know. If it was up to Connor, she never would. Connor and I go way back. He is the best person I know, but everybody slips up occasionally; however, our mistake this time was irreversible. We were just kids and didn't know any better. In our small town, Sonic and Walmart were the only places kids went to hang out, but Connor had found a new place to w...
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