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And just like the Spring

You left me watering, weeping

Cicadas buzzing in my ear

Coughing to clear the air

To find a second of calm

Before looking up, and seeing a cloud

That looked like a dragon

Drift slowly away in silence

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And just like Autumn

You left me at peace, tranquil

Listening the the wind rustle the leaves

Dropping dead one by one

Crunching beneath every step I take forward

Down an unmarked path I know will lead me

To the person I am meant to be, alone

And okay

And just like the Winter

You left me shaking, quaking

Bundled up and hidden away

Beneath layer and layer

Of doubt and fatigue

Wondering when the snow will melt.

Shiver in the cold

But I shudder at your thought.

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And just like Summer

You left me panting, sweating

Chugging the gatorade on the nightstand

Free of layer upon layer

Of self ridicule and turmoil

Skinny dipping in a pool of you

Drowning in lust

But knowing I’ll be gasping for love soon enough