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--
I caught her writing me the note
in crayon.
poorly planned,
as she forgot to leave my room
before she started.
she looked at my face
--haggard
with her wide hazel eyes
and gave me a hug
that would change
everything.
her small hands clutched
at my life, an anchor
to this world; at that
my plans crumbled like
buildings
on apocalypse day
and I knew, no, I knew,
that from this harbor
i would not leave.
i would not leave.
(never.)
until she let
me
go.