“The Worst of Me,”

Words: Sakura Reyna

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The flame sends sparks underneath my heart.

What you’ve given to me is more fulfilling than anything else I’ve ever known.

Even so, we knew this day was destined to come-the wheels of fortune have started to turn slowly.

I’m still shivering with the impact of the decision.

I look back and wonder how you are now.

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Our last day was a labyrinth of tangled memories merged and knotted by time’s passing.

Lying next to each other on the picnic blanket in the still-wet grass from the weekly rain, admiring our skirts and new high heeled shoes; It was easy to forget and even harder to recall.

We are always looking at the same, vast sky.

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Your hands’ warmth has disappeared now; no matter how much I try, it won’t return.

Your smile is sketched carefully into the labyrinth.

Whatever happens, I’ll continue to move forward.

Whatever happens, the present drains the past of its strengthened hurt –Looking back only brings more tears of regret that my heart has cried.

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This is something only friends can do for each other.

Somewhere, I’ll still have hope, even if it’s a lie.

I’ll see you again.

Our future is waiting for us.

I have to be honest with you.

When we see each other again, I’ll tell you that you shouldn’t have gone.

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