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Every time,
My gaze shifts on the golden shine, then to your eyes, but it's only met with that you have other people to talk with, every time I think you're spotting me in the crowd but it's them behind me that you saw over my shoulder.
Every time I tell myself that someday I will find the one, I will be happy, but then I catch the glimpse of you in my eyes. How I wish I could forget your ugly face, your kind words, your beautiful smile.
Every time I tell myself that I have to move on, I have to let you go, but your golden locket is still in my drawer from that night. Running through the rain, tears rolling down my cheeks, people screaming, cars stopping. You're a sickening thought planted in my head, a memory that stays in the core and rots.
Every time, I remember this street with the endless games we enjoyed, now it's filled with parked cars and nostalgia, the balconies filled with clothes and blossoming flowers, and there on the second one, you were standing, the moonlight shining upon you.
Every time you saw me waiting for you on the street, you waved and smiled, running to the door, giggling as we began to play. Tonight you saw me on my knees, gazing upon you from the street, your eyes softened and your smile melted my pain, and you reached for me from afar, leaning over the fence.
Every time I see your smile, I get relieved. But today your golden locket seemed to be freezing in my grip, because this time you fell, holding tightly my golden locket in your hand. Time stopped as the light of the headlights shined upon the street, but I was too busy spreading out my hands for you to fall in to notice.
Every time you were scared you ran into my embrace and I calmed your fears. You fell onto me, pain spreading out through our bodies from the impact but it freed our love from its chains, as painful as it was. My hands gently set on your face, caressing your tears away, I knew both of us were scared for what had to come.
Every time we heard the noise of the tires stopping against the road we laughed and clapped, because we thought someone was drifting. But it didn't reach us today, crashing in the containers instead. I finally let the air out of my lungs, a small giggle escaping my lips, you let out two, our fear disappearing into thin air, and suddenly it didn't hurt anymore.
Every time, the golden lockets shined, always together now.