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existential soulmate
Can you be my existential soulmate
just for today...
hold my hand under this cloudless sky
and pretend like tomorrow
isn't littered with broken promises
that will imbed themselves
like glass shards into our feet
Because I can't run from today
and the flooded kitchen floor
pooling around my feet
or the too hot coffees
I will knock back all day
like they're not shots of caffeine
and anxiety
because my higher power
thought it would be funny
to make my favourite comfort beverage
the same one that keeps me up at night
Can I drink your loneliness
up with a plastic straw
pop open a vein and replace
the ache with something more wholesome
that I don't really have to offer
My veins are open for you
all you have to do is lower your lips
to my skin and let me bleed
into the heart of you
like it won't break us
(because I don't think it will)
Can you be my existential soulmate
just for today...
hold my hand under the stars at midnight
like time isn't the boss of our lives
and tomorrow isn't just today
in a different timezone
If I lend you my heart tonight
will you give it back a little less damaged
come the morning light
Can you be my existential soulmate
just for today...
just for today...
hold my hand under this cloudless sky
and pretend like tomorrow
isn't littered with broken promises
that will imbed themselves
like glass shards into our feet
Because I can't run from today
and the flooded kitchen floor
pooling around my feet
or the too hot coffees
I will knock back all day
like they're not shots of caffeine
and anxiety
because my higher power
thought it would be funny
to make my favourite comfort beverage
the same one that keeps me up at night
Can I drink your loneliness
up with a plastic straw
pop open a vein and replace
the ache with something more wholesome
that I don't really have to offer
My veins are open for you
all you have to do is lower your lips
to my skin and let me bleed
into the heart of you
like it won't break us
(because I don't think it will)
Can you be my existential soulmate
just for today...
hold my hand under the stars at midnight
like time isn't the boss of our lives
and tomorrow isn't just today
in a different timezone
If I lend you my heart tonight
will you give it back a little less damaged
come the morning light
Can you be my existential soulmate
just for today...
Published 24th May 2024
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24th May 2024 1:37am
This is so haunting. The concept of a soulmate is such a big thing but one that might define your existence or theirs. It as if the narrator is pleading to be made real through a one night connection.
The way you unraveled it was perfect. The pace was absolutely perfect and you increased the imagery through the end to make the story that much more poignant.
This was really lovely.
The way you unraveled it was perfect. The pace was absolutely perfect and you increased the imagery through the end to make the story that much more poignant.
This was really lovely.
Thank you, Betty xx
I actually believe in soulmates. Not in the sense that there is one person for everyone kinda bullishit. For me it's about connection, not necessarily romantic or sexual, and although this piece lends itself to multiple meanings, it's actually about friendship, about having an intense connection, and just for a moment needing that person to be more than a friend, but less than a lover. (I know that my intention and execution aren't the same on the page, but that is the beauty of art. Everyone finds their own meaning.)
I actually believe in soulmates. Not in the sense that there is one person for everyone kinda bullishit. For me it's about connection, not necessarily romantic or sexual, and although this piece lends itself to multiple meanings, it's actually about friendship, about having an intense connection, and just for a moment needing that person to be more than a friend, but less than a lover. (I know that my intention and execution aren't the same on the page, but that is the beauty of art. Everyone finds their own meaning.)
24th May 2024 1:52am
This is awesome.
And no, it doesn't come across as needy (in case you thought that). It's a reaching out for a common need.
Wonderfully written, Indie.
And no, it doesn't come across as needy (in case you thought that). It's a reaching out for a common need.
Wonderfully written, Indie.
Thank you Styxian. I didn't considered it as needy at all, though there is need there. I actually shared this piece with the friend that inspired it, before I posted it here, and there was no weirdness, just the beauty of being jointly understood.
24th May 2024 2:11am
Cool. I can see how some readers could misconstrue the emotional need within it, that's why I wanted to stress that it is not needy at all. Yes, I'm super analytical. Lol.
It's a strong write.
It's a strong write.
