Composed Desire

Composed Desire

Distance

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Umi
Feb 18, 2022
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This is what distance feels like:
it feels like always being on the wrong beat,
stepping with your right when Simon says left,
it feels like self-denial while you reluctantly learn to answer your own subconscious,
while you lucklessly miss each other’s availability by an hour,
while you contemplate whether or not to really
leave a voicemail after the beep.
Thi…

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