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seven things to do.

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i. they say that there are
seven natural wonders
in the world. well,
i think they’ve got it
all wrong. i think
the seventh one is
a place called
home
and i need to find it.


ii. i can name all of my
weaknesses. they are
ugly and obvious and
i am aware
of all of them.

now, i need
to find
one thing
good
about me.


iii. people have given me
'unconditional love and
‘unbreakable’ promises but
they took away both.
so i’m sorry
if i’m just a bit
pessimistic, but
i have reasons.

and i’d like it if someone
made me forget
every last one of them.


iv. seven is supposed to be
the luckiest number, right?
and it stands for
magic and
luck?

note to self:
figure out why
seven hates me so much.


v. i need to hear
your voice
again. i need
to know that you
were not only
in my imagination.
i need to know
that you are
still breathing.

(and i want to ask
you if you still feel
something
when we talk.)

i do.



vi. i still have
your emails
and phone number
and letters
and texts.

and there is
a box in my closet
with the things you
forgot. (i like to think
you meant to leave them.)

i still go to bed
holding that necklace
you gave me.
i still think of you
every time i read
a romance novel, or
watch a happy movie,
or hear ‘i love you’.

i need to move on.


vii. fall in love
with someone worth
falling in love with.
full title: seven things to do before i die.

this is the longest poem i've written yet.
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:hug:

i really quite like this. :nod: