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Then-
Feet intertwined under sheets
A desperate plea
Reading, half clothed, in the living room
An embrace, a racing heart, a release
Caves
The green light and misplaced longing

Now-
A glimmer and a glean
Halls full of adulation, hours full of purpose
Long walks home
Mouth full of drought
Lost weight
Found strength
There is no shortage
But there is still that loss

Then-
A gallery of
Places you are not
Europe again, but through a lens
A face on the border of your special day
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