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Clouds heavy, memories rain on the pavement,

Faded Polaroids, hearts in the basement.

Time skipped stones, ripples on the lake,

Love carved in bark, but the tree couldn’t wait.

Echoes in the hall, your laugh still lingers,

Tracing your silhouette with my calloused fingers.

Words unsaid, trapped in my throat,

A ship lost at sea, your name is my boat.

Back to us, where the clock ran slow,

Back to us, where the rivers still flow.

Every bridge we burned, every turn we missed,

Back to us, where the world felt kissed.

Midnight confessions, stars were our spies,

The moon played witness, no secrets, no lies.

You wore summer, I held onto fall,

Seasons changed, but I’m stuck in it all.

Hands on a compass, spinning out of sync,

Maps of your love, the ink starts to shrink.

Broken records, the needle still skips,

Every groove carved with the curve of your lips.

Back to us, where the clock ran slow,

Back to us, where the rivers still flow.

Every bridge we burned, every turn we missed,

Back to us, where the world felt kissed.