i can feel the earth shake.

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a dove is the symbol of purity

and i wanted to be left alone,

so i painted a mural of snowlike white feathers

and told you to please just go home.

i don’t wish to be known by anyone

so i shower for seven years straight.

in that time i wash away fingerprints

and allow my cells to rejuvenate.

it’d be a miracle to know what it’s like

to have friendships that do not ache

but any time i get close to someone

i swear i can feel the earth shake.

i don’t know why i continue trying

to make connections on unstable grounds

i prefer my own company over theirs anyway

so what is the point in keeping them around?

i remind myself it’s okay to let go

and release others from your hemisphere

focus on all that lies ahead of you

instead of fixating on what’s in the rear.

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