i got a puppy today
he's small, skittish, playful
you went with me to pick him up
sitting in your bedroom
the baby on my chest
you looked at me
put your arm around me
and said
there's just something about you holding him
i held him in my arms
you hugged me and nuzzled your head into my shoulder
i breathed with you, a child between us
you sighed
and said
this must be what it feels like when a man and a woman have a child together, huh
my heart is broken, but i will rebuild
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The Pursuit Of • A Poetry Collection
Poetryall my life all my trials pains and heartaches and my goals joys and accomplishments came through a pursuit whether my outcome good or bad the journey is what morphed me into me ••••• started :: October 22 , 2019 completed :: 2020
