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Oct 24
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Think Outside T...

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Hey, I don’t know if you’ll get this but I just want you to know that something has been bothering me as of lately. I see you around and I see someone different than once I what knew before. Before I saw a bright person with life and always wanted to be happy but something changed in you. I’ve noticed it especially recently and this has been tugging at my mind. You used to wear bright clothing all the time and now you’re just in all black. Black, a color that looks good as a style but it just isn’t what I remember you to be. I’m not writing this because I want you back, trust me I don’t want to interfere at all with that. You and Micheal are happy together and I guess if you’re happy together that’s all that really matters in life isn’t it? I don’t know what happened when we broke up but it’s like you’ve become a whole new person, someone I don’t know anymore. Was it something I did? Or was it because of Micheal you became this way? Lately I’ve thought to myself why I’ve let things go down this road but everything happens for a reason in life. You’ve chosen this path to go on and I have to follow my own. I’m not perfect and I’ve made mistakes but I don’t want to go on knowing that I did someone wrong in their life and I cause them pain. I really don’t know what my goal is behind this but I just need to say something because I just can’t keep my emotions stuck in my head. It isn’t healthy and I’m sure you know that too. I’m a writer and everything ends up in a version of it somewhere in a document or on paper. Your life is going to go on fine without me, I can see that and I’m alright with that. This seems like a rant that really has branched out a bit but I just wanted you to know that I don’t like being the bad guy in a story. I want to be the hero, someone who saves the day and fights against the injustice that this terrible world has thrown out as us. Is that too much? It probably is. Anyways this is all I have, this was quite a ride for me to get out but I just needed to put my fingers to the keyboard and type away what I felt.

Also before I go, I still have those rubber band lock and keys that belonged to that rubber band heart you gave to me back when we were together, you want them back?
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Posted: 10.24.16
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The dreamers of day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes. This I did. - T.E Lawrence.
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  1. gliech
    Oct 24, 2016

    The last paragraph of this piece feels like a poetic idea that deserves some more exploration! I wonder what you could do with it...

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  1. Think Outside T...
    Oct 24, 2016

    I wanted to bring out some more emotion towards the end to make it hit a bit harder, but yeah I could have expanded a bit more on that. Thank you for the idea!

    The dreamers of day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes. This I did. - T.E Lawrence.

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  1. gliech
    Oct 24, 2016

    Yeah I see what you're saying! It almost seemed like the start of a new thought - worth exploring! Possibly even as its own piece.

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