to be wanted

to know how much you mean
to someone else
to know how you make them feel
to know it's just you
to know you didn't change for them
and they still want you
to know they'll love you in your worst moments
to be wanted
it's a fragile power
sweet as syrup
soft as silk
ready to shatter if
breathed on too hard.
it consumes you
that wanting
knowing you won't be satisfied
until you have them
and at that point
you never want to let go
for the fear of them
never coming back. 
 
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IceGalaxy

VA

16 years old

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  • Poetry

    By IceGalaxy

    Mundane

    a lesbian couple on my bus home from school

    a man in a punk battle jacket on the street

    my mother's female CEO group chat blowing up

    four of my teachers taking the following day off

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  • Poetry

    By IceGalaxy

    Eyes

    the leaves are turning the color of your eyes again 

    as they fall to the ground i take care not to step on them 

    break their fragile spines, crack their delicate skin 

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