Absence Made Your Heart Forget Me

I used to put pen to paper and transmute loneliness into connection with the alchemy of ink and a stamp, sealed up and sent away. The…

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I used to put pen to paper and transmute loneliness into connection with the alchemy of ink and a stamp, sealed up and sent away. The chemical sweet taste of the seal on my tongue was the taste of hope and memories and stifled fear of being left behind.

Flying from my box to yours and your box to mine was nothing …