Love Poem: Paper Plane
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Written by: Emile Pinet

Paper Plane

Since you left, I've been unable to dream, I toss about in tangled sheets all night. And fold paper planes, odd as that may seem, preparing the Night's fledgling fears for flight. I believed we'd be together till death: yet you cast me aside, alone and scared. And left me no incentive to draw breath: what kept me going was thinking you cared. Each night, I scribble down my hurt and pain, describing how you devastated me. And fold the page into a paper plane; willing the winds of fate to set me free. I await a breeze to launch my letter: knowing once it takes flight, I'll sleep better.