Penelope Hayes

I see a glimpse of you when Easter comes around

I didn’t like peeps but I ate them every time just to look up at your smile

I took your love for granted expecting you to always stay

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I didn’t fall in love with you because I needed you.

I fell in love with you because you made the silence safe—not for the grand gesture or the big moment but the way you quieted the noise.the voices

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Missing you is a sickness and it makes my stomach churn I know that home is where the heart is so I’ll wait for your return.

~m