I didn't ask for you by occultoctober

I didn't ask for you

Poem written by occultoctober on Thursday 23, September %17

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for someone who's been inspiring me lately...

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I didn’t ask for you. You came to me, as if in a dream, And offered me a way out And a way in And I took them both. I never wanted you to see me. When my chest opened up against my will And my heart sat there before you, A blinding light, I wanted you to look away. I wanted to hide from you, But I could not escape The warmth in your eyes And the safety of your arms And now I am content here. I didn’t ask for you. You came in a rainstorm, A windstorm, a hurricane, And if - no - when you leave, I know it, too, will be in a tempest. I didn’t ask for you. And yet Here You Are.

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