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I Called Your Name

And I called your name...

You couldn't hear my voice. 
I ran right behind you; 
catching my breath.
I didn't stop; I wont. 
Each step you took, 
took you farther from me. 
I am stubborn and I admit. 
15 years is a half way book 
whose ending is yet to be written. 
I chose not to let you go; 
I chose to call your name out loud 
until I see you turn your head to my direction 
and see me reaching for you...
but you didnt, yet....
                                          
And on a busy day on a busy street, 
I called your name. 
Without shame, without hesitation I ran to you.
Eyes of questions and stares of desperate, 
I swallowed. 
I sensed no tiredness from a body 
who knows gym is not in its daily routine.
But I pushed myself because I realized
how different it would've been 
coming home to an empty house. 
I took it all for granted.

I took the behind my back hugs 
and forehead kisses for granted. 
I ungripped hands who kept my palms warm on winter. 
I pushed away the sweetest and strongest heart 
that held me tight on my weakest nights and days.
I took half the years of our lives together for granted. 
I took you for granted, and you woke me up. 

And so I called your name.
I called and I called.
I ran and I ran. 
With hope in my heart and regret in my mind, 
what have I lost?. 

My world stopped when I saw the light turned red.
And I called a name whose owner finally heard the callers voice. 
I cried as I walked closer to you. 
I cried as I look into the eyes of a person I once loved. 
I broke down to an embrace of forgiveness. 
I felt pain as I wipe your tears away. 
Through your kiss, I felt the love I once felt.

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