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It isn’t about the money
It’s more than gold
One day my kids will ask me about you. They’ll ask about the first man I loved.
I’ll tell them about you.
About the man who carved his name
inside my chest and left
a beautifully flawed tattoo.
I’ll tell them how I never knew a love like you could consume my entire soul
and then set it on fire.
But then, then I’ll tell them you were lost,
and confused, and to you I was just a stepping stone to your final destination.
I was a light bulb that eventually burned out.
I’ll tell them you strayed away and never came back.
That I thought I would be forever homeless because you were my home
but then you burned down.
Then, then I’ll tell them that was what I believed until I met someone whose soul I could set on fire too.
And that true love is love that will not only fill up your soul,
but will light up your universe.
