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The Avalanche and the Eclipse

The Avalanche and the Eclipse

A poem about endings

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Crystal Jackson
Dec 22, 2022
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A poem about endings

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You didn’t have to look me in the eyes
When the words that broke my heart
Fell from your lips
You didn’t have to feel the darkness
When you created that eclipse

You could just leave
Behind the wreckage in your rearview
You never looked back to see me grieve
You never had to see me lose my faith
Where once I ha…

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