Val's Narrative

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“If you jump I jump.”

“You’re joking.”

“You know I’m not.”

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We were young and ignorant. 

All knowing while knowing nothing. 

Invincible yet sensible. 

Mature and always immature.

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In the trials and tribulations of high school suburban life,

Our souls fought to find each other,

To resonate with one another, 

And find home in the other. 

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I found us to be a living juxtaposition

A reflection of the other, always the same and constantly opposite.

Our eyes drawn the same yet colored differently,

And our bodies molded similarly yet shaded diversely.  

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Twin flames, entwined,

Lit by the same match, 

Ignited with the same spark,

Burned to the same ember.

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 “If we die? What then?”

“Then we had the coolest deåth ever. Don’t you wanna die with me?”

“You’re insane, but fine, I’ll jump. Only if we do it together.”

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Our hearts yearn for the other,

Now that our string is stretched thin,

By exactly one thousand five hundred and three miles,

That take twenty-two hours and nine minutes to travel.

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This distance wasn’t written in the universe 

Making the stars not align in the same way.

But our young souls have nothing but time,

And temporary distance is never forever. 

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“CE LA VIEEE!”

“CE LA VIE? YOU’RE FUCKING RIDICULOUS!”

** Shout out to the amazing photographer that photographed the featured image, May Pham, Quinn Pasmantier, a third year student at Northeastern University. I took inspiration to write this poem from her picture. Much love for her and tons of admiration for her talent!