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She Waits Across The Miles
<p>She keeps her heart in a small, stubborn light,</p><p>a lantern pressed against her ribs,</p><p>trembling but unbroken.</p><p><br/></p><p>Nights stretch like unbraided hair,</p><p>long and heavy,</p><p>falling over her shoulders while she whispers</p><p>to a boy who lives in a faraway tomorrow.</p><p><br/></p><p>She has counted two years,</p><p>maybe three,</p><p>maybe more than any calendar deserves,</p><p>each one stitched with promises</p><p>that fluttered in her chest</p><p>like tired birds trying to make it home.</p><p><br/></p><p>Some days she feels made of rain,</p><p>quiet and cold and everywhere,</p><p>missing a pair of arms she barely remembers</p><p>except in dreams</p><p>where distance melts</p><p>and the world finally stops being cruel.</p><p><br/></p><p>But still, she carries him</p><p>like a star tucked behind her teeth,</p><p>a soft brightness she refuses to swallow,</p><p>because hope, even when it hurts,</p><p>is the only thing that still feels like hers.</p><p><br/></p><p>And even if the miles laugh at her,</p><p>even if time keeps stealing pieces of her patience,</p><p>she stays.</p><p>Not because she’s weak,</p><p>but because loving someone across the silence</p><p>is a kind of bravery</p><p>the universe never learned to honor.</p>
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