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Now/Later

Wake up for the thousandth time, fall asleep but once
Eyes shut, heart open
Sunlight, windows
Bear with me now so it’s worth it later

Puzzle pieces fit together, then flip and shift apart
Mind shut, mouth open
Moonlight, widows
Love me now so it hurts later

Fall asleep a thousand times, wake up just this once
Speed bump, fast loving
Starlight, faint glow
Lose now what you can only find later

Live a dozen lives, then stitch them roughly into one
Throat lump, ink on pen
Hearth light, soft snow
Draw a spark so it burns later

- vktr

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