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Once In A While

Once In A While

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Once in a while.

On a Wednesday afternoon.


The feeling of shutting down my laptop, and running back to the comfort of my bed overwhelms me.

When it feels like the day is getting to me,

When my thoughts keep getting louder and louder,

Sometimes drowning each other.

Get under the blankets and feel the warmth seeping through me, comforting me, holding me.

Is it okay to not feel okay, I end up wondering?


Once in a while.

On a random whim.


I sit cross-legged on the floor, surrounded by books I choose from my library.

The open pages flutter, and I read some phrases I marked and paragraphs that reflected me.

And I reminisce about how it was the beauty of words like these that helped me express myself,

Made me fall in love over and over again, inspired me t

o read, to write.


Once in a while.

On a Friday night.


I feel like picking up my phone and dialing your number, no I haven’t memorized it,

Because I like typing out your name and choosing your number,

Overall the other options and see you smile through the profile picture set in my phone.

It’s okay if we don’t talk, it’s okay if I can just hear you smiling from the other side.


Once in a while.

In the middle of life.


I try to forget the expectations and responsibilities.

And I forget about how I have to submit files tomorrow and start working on that report.

Tonight, I walk under the stars,

I fall for the moon again and set out to carve the road lying ahead myself because it is okay.

It is okay to get lost while searching for myself. 


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