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The Woman I Couldn’t Have
<p>Dear Notepad,</p><p><br/></p><p>Today I tried not to remember her.</p><p>But memory is stubborn</p><p>it lingers in quiet rooms</p><p>and hides in songs that play when the night is too still.</p><p><br/></p><p>I once dared to dream</p><p>of tracing forever in the softness of her laughter,</p><p>of finding home in the rhythm of her breath,</p><p>of waking each morning to the miracle</p><p>of her still choosing me.</p><p><br/></p><p>I imagined learning her</p><p>not just the curve of her smile</p><p>but the silence behind it,</p><p>the battles she never announced,</p><p>the prayers she whispered when no one listened.</p><p><br/></p><p>I wanted to be the man</p><p>who understood her without translation,</p><p>who saw her fears and did not flinch,</p><p>who loved her not for the light she wore in public</p><p>but for the shadows she trusted me with.</p><p><br/></p><p>I dreamed of friendship first</p><p>of inside jokes that outlived trends,</p><p>of hands intertwined in grocery aisles,</p><p>of building something sacred</p><p>from ordinary days.</p><p><br/></p><p>And yes,</p><p>I dreamed of closeness</p><p>of the electricity of her nearness,</p><p>of the quiet surrender in shared moments,</p><p>of the way love feels</p><p>when it is both fire and peace at once.</p><p><br/></p><p>I saw years unfolding</p><p>silver strands in her hair</p><p>that I would call beautiful,</p><p>anniversaries marked not just by dates</p><p>but by battles survived together.</p><p><br/></p><p>I imagined saying,</p><p>“Just us,”</p><p>and meaning it</p><p>when life tested every vow.</p><p><br/></p><p>But some dreams</p><p>arrive only to teach.</p><p><br/></p><p>She was never mine to keep</p><p>only mine to understand</p><p>for a season.</p><p><br/></p><p>And so tonight,</p><p>I release the woman I couldn’t have.</p><p><br/></p><p>Not with bitterness,</p><p>but with gratitude</p><p>for showing me</p><p>the kind of love I am capable of giving,</p><p>and the kind I still believe exists.</p><p><br/></p><p>I dared to dream</p><p>of the woman I couldn’t have.</p>
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