to be six again. to stop knowing , i want to stop feeling everything i feel

and the only thing she had to do was relax

Chloe
Published in
Oct 17, 2021

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if only she knew,
that it would be the last time her father would
pick her up as though she were a feather
and prop her up on his sturdy, broad shoulders,
pretending he were an aeroplane,
and the only thing she had to do was relax,

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Chloe
Blue Insights

gen z writer, writing to let go of the burdens on my heart