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afterthought

zaria rashay
2 min readMay 6, 2022

a poem

instead of saying
i love you,
i should have said
that the sun does not
rise only for your eyes.

that my heart does
not beat to the rhythm
of your voice.

instead of saying
i need you,
i should have said
that lonely is sweeter
than your kisses.

that i fill the empty
bits of my home with
my own laughter

instead of saying
i miss you,
i should have said
that forgiveness is
no lover of mine.

that i did not
keep our memories
safely locked away.

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zaria rashay
zaria rashay

Written by zaria rashay

the nighttime musings of a poetess. ig, x, & youtube @zariarashay

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