in_the_wake_of_the_thunderstorm
unhinged the earth shifted
it tilts on a different axis now
a violent spring
leaves a more noticeable peace
in it's wake


slowly
i trained myself
to the positive side
my inner nag so loud and strong
but certain events in the past decade
have led me to my inherent goodness


you
were the most recent

(i go out alone a lot
i strike up conversations with strangers
in the past year i've heard
'that's a good way to look at it' sic
so many times
but it's still surprising)


there was an unnamed electricity
between_us
coincidence of wavelengths
sine waves when added together
increase the amplitude of each_other
stronger_than
each one separate
a mathematical simplicity
imposed on the unexplainable
we were more together
than we were apart

i know
you felt that too



somehow
i learned to be a pedestal
silently accepting
oddly
the last apology you left me
convinced me
i_am_doing_the_right_thing
by walking_away


i accepted you
but
you never accepted me

you were incapable


thanks to you
i've learned to weather any storm
my heart can let_go
i believe my habits can be overcome
panic and fear
have no place here

i am a strong confident pedestal
that deserves something beautiful to support



i am still waiting for all the flowers
to sprout
watered from all the tears
i am still writing trite cliches
because at the core of it
something as elemental as
how you, us changed me
is beyond words
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unhinged the earth is scrambling
to absorb the moisture


flooded
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unhinged you taught me that
abandon_expectation completely
is a bad idea


my acceptance
didn't help you
make_better_choices

(although
i don't know you now
maybe it did)
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D it does

and it hurts.

.
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...
unhinged and_yet
my first reaction is still

panic
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() (!) 111016
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unhinged the rain doesn't rumble here
my heart stagnates


smartphones make stupid people
my heart makes walls
i'm closed off


my heart stagnates
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what's it to you?
who go
blather
from