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Dec 21, 2022

The Scars on My Heart

The scars on my heart are shaped like your mouth. You took more than just a taste. You left multiple bite wounds, some of which have only started to fade. The largest one is from the day you left me speechless, the last time I saw you, the last time…

Lovestory

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The Scars on My Heart
The Scars on My Heart
Lovestory

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Dec 21, 2022

One-Hundred-Year Stone

A surprise question on bended knee an invitation to always be a part of this family. The wind’s caressing graze on shaking hands as cathedral bells ring and beams of light irradiate my favorite bridge. We walk confidently into our future under the promise of the one-hundred-year stone now resting…

Lovestory

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One-Hundred-Year Stone
One-Hundred-Year Stone
Lovestory

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Oct 26, 2022

Spilled Butterflies

Butterflies spill out of your mouth fluttering the flames of my fragile ego you know how to cast me under your spell and I, helpless, am unable to break free of your grasp and release myself from your claws until I learned that your power came not from you but…

Poet

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Spilled Butterflies
Spilled Butterflies
Poet

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Oct 26, 2022

Your Favorite

You picked me up like your favorite coffee cup long forgotten sitting at the back of the cupboard a little worn, a little dusty. A blue ceramic glaze cool against your lips as you take a sip drink me in darling. Nestled in your strong hands I felt safe I…

Poetry On Medium

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Your Favorite
Your Favorite
Poetry On Medium

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Jun 13, 2022

Ways I Changed After You Left

after Amanda Madsen (@givemeasmirnoffice on TikTok) I stopped drinking my coffee black I dyed my auburn hair back to my roots of blonde I listened to my favorite music again (and no longer had to worry about you changing the station when you walked in) I pierced my ears, got…

Relationships

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Ways I Changed After You Left
Ways I Changed After You Left
Relationships

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Mar 24, 2022

Never Settle: Leaving an ‘Okay’ Relationship Saved Me

After my college heartbreak, I jumped into another relationship way too quickly. I chose to settle. It was a mistake since I didn’t give myself time to grieve and heal from my breakup. To make matters even worse, I started a relationship with the wrong guy. I hardly remember those…

Relationships

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Never Settle: Leaving an ‘Okay’ Relationship Saved Me
Never Settle: Leaving an ‘Okay’ Relationship Saved Me
Relationships

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Mar 11, 2022

The Unedited Truth About Having An Emotionally Abusive Mother

I am never good enough for her. I can never make her happy. I do not love my mother, the woman who has emotionally abused me my whole life. I never knew what it was, what she had been doing to me for 26 years, until recently. Society loves to…

Growing Up

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The Unedited Truth About Having An Emotionally Abusive Mother
The Unedited Truth About Having An Emotionally Abusive Mother
Growing Up

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Mar 9, 2022

A Goodbye Forever Letter to You

This time, I want the last word. For a long time after you left, I hated you. My body raged at the thought, the mere memory of you. It did not matter that we had some good times together. All that mattered for awhile was how you left, and how…

Heartbreak

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A Goodbye Forever Letter to You
A Goodbye Forever Letter to You
Heartbreak

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Mar 8, 2022

The Little House With The Blue Door

It’s morning, early that quiet, still time before the world stirs and I’m sitting on our blue couch in the living room waiting for my coffee to brew listening as the birds wake smiling softly at the pink flowers blooming on the tree just outside our window feeling the warmth…

Poetry

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The Little House With The Blue Door
The Little House With The Blue Door
Poetry

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Mar 8, 2022

When We First Met

When we first met, I had no idea I was meeting my best friend, the keeper of my secrets, seer of my soul. When we first met, I had no idea I had met someone who would become my greatest confidant. The one person I could tell anything to, and…

Love

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When We First Met
When We First Met
Love

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Court Young

Court Young

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I am: local coffee shops. carolina pines. maps & airplanes. wild. wanderer. www.courtyoung.com

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