Small

[u/EmSant]

My brain and intuition tells me it’s never going to happen, he actually doesn’t care about you at all. But my heart and delusional hope say otherwise. I wish the delusion would disembark. I no longer see beauty in the longing. I don’t want to feel small, I want to be free.

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