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of wormholes
1. how many times have you been abandoned? you never thought you’d be the one to leave them behind.
2. the color black isn’t cold.
3. there’s no reason why you miss fire, or daydream of nosediving down into a star.
4. it’s not lonely; you’re accustomed to silence. (if only you hadn’t gotten used to noise.)
5. you shape your mouth around the words ‘it’s good to have you back’. you do this often, and remember.
6. you attempt saying ‘i missed you’. it sounds wrong.
7. so you practice.
8a. you want it to sound right when you see them again.
8b. you want it to sound right when you see him again.
9. every planet is the wrong one.
10. you wish you’d paid more attention to what having a family felt like.
1. (it felt like they cared. it felt like you cared.)
2. (it felt like you belonged.)