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Falling Sickness

January 9, 2013
By Kneubeiser4 PLATINUM, Chapin, South Carolina
Kneubeiser4 PLATINUM, Chapin, South Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
Never say goodbye, because saying goodbye means going away... and going away means forgetting. - Peter Pan


Do you think you could breathe a little bit softer?
Inhaling with my footsteps,
living where three minutes is two-hundred seconds,
sounds like you're always running.

I found the board game Sorry! on the bedside table
where the clock should've been,
along with a jar of olives under the couch
and a box of dried pasta on the window sill.

You slipped the ticket information into the pocket
of the jeans you knew I would wear today.

I packed, went to the car wash,
and almost chose not to come after you
because my suitcase got wet.

You’re like putting shoes on the wrong feet.

I care a little more than I should,
but not enough to share.

Do you wish we'd fall in love?
I don’t.
So tell me where you’re living that makes you safe and sure.



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