i was always first.

9:42 PM

ankles crossed

hair tumbled

eyes tangled

reaching for your words

like they'll sing the same as they did in october

graduation is a pretty way to phrase goodbyes

and I'm terribly sorry that it's all we write about,

but most people tend to fade into the sheets

as they unravel.

I was never well acquainted

with handling endings with care.

And I never appreciated the grey of not-knowing.

(or beginnings)

so I watched the middle child as she

grew and

slept and

fought me.

(her name is ava)

because the fact of the matter is,

I was always first,

but she was always kinder.

and she's never had her own october.

Reagan Curtis

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AndraLeeApril 14, 2015 at 9:46 PM
and she's never had her own october.

This line is gold. That whole last part. Just yes.
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Sarah MichelleApril 18, 2015 at 12:45 PM
graduation is a pretty way to phrase goodbyes
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Emma FApril 22, 2015 at 12:38 AM
I was always first,
but she was always kinder.

oooh chills.
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