She’s always been an unairbrushed model
Possessing pure perfections but frequently filled with flaws He’s always been a talkative shy guy Constantly conversing but secretly seeking silence She was born precious and protected like a princess And the royal family’s love knew no bounds He was more born struggling in a sea of sorrows, And with every year came a new wave of troubles She grew up as a bumble bee In a field filled with flowers Each pretty plant helping her grow But no matter how many were blown away She could always find more He grew up as a puzzle piece But had a few extra tabs And not enough blanks So no matter how hard he tried He could never fit in She had big dreams, giant dreams, planet-sized dreams Ones where she would travel the globe Experiencing every experience even the experimental ones Because she wanted regret to be just a fantasy And the wonderful wonders of the world To be no longer wonders but reality While the only thing he wanted Was a lemonade stand So he could make a profit off his problems But that possibility was preposterous Probably because he could sadly never Sell more than his stock Even though these two individuals were incomparable They happened to cross paths one day But there was no love at first sight They were no star-crossed lovers from some Shakespearean play Instead it took over a year For it to become crystal clear That they had something unique Like the way their palms were made to fit each other's To her, he was a pair of jetpack boots Allowing her to ascend new heights Uncharted highs that she never thought She would ever be able to reach If not for the help of him To him, she was a magical wand Morphing him from a dull gray moth To a vibrant butterfly That extruded extrovert even if, At times it was unwanted But jetpack boots can go much higher than a butterfly can So just like their altitude, their love was one sided Even still, throughout the months He saw her as a star Not just because she was hot stuff or out of this world But because whenever he was led astray He could look up to her to find his way Since she would always be there To guide him through dark days Yet the thing he wanted the most Was to snatch that star from the sky Not to keep her light away from others But because his cold heart Only felt warmth when next to hers But since she laid in his hand The stars could never align So it was only a matter of time Until she fell through the cracks of his hand Steadily, like hourglass sand Down to another man or a different land He may never know But that didn’t matter The important thing was That she was gone Just another memory Joining all the others That he had already forgotten But unlike the rest, she had repercussions She was what the others associated him with As if she was the glue that bonded all of his friendships And with her absence, he once again became nonexistent Because she wasn’t just his star She was his big bang She’s what made him matter And without her he was the opposite of what she once was A star But collapsed on itself Darkness denser than ever A black hole But black holes are pretty lonely Anything that gets near gets absorbed Even light particles and sound waves So it must be pretty quiet inside a black hole Maybe that’s the sweet silence I’ve been secretly seeking for |
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