They settled in my eyes and found a place in my heart before leaving; my life was asleep, and after waking it up, they went away.
Imagine someone walking into your quiet, half-asleep world so effortlessly that they fill your gaze and take deep root in your heart—only to leave just as suddenly. Before their arrival, life was peacefully dormant, unburdened by desire or longing. By waking your heart up to love, they gifted you consciousness, but their departure leaves you stranded in a wakefulness that now aches with their absence.
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