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Tag: Attachment

  • The Pause

    The Pause

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    by

    Harper Leigh
    in

    My ending is your pause My closure is your maybe Two opposing nervous systems colliding I lean in You lean out I seek clarity You seek ambiguity Two systems trying to stay safe in very different ways Neither wrong Just opposing A dance around the fire pit Never quite meeting

  • When someone pulls away.

    When someone pulls away.

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    by

    Harper Leigh
    in ,

    One of the most confusing moments in relationships is when someone who once felt close suddenly becomes distant. Messages slow down. Conversations feel different. The warmth that once felt easy becomes harder to reach. For the person on the receiving end it can feel personal. Something must have changed. Something must be wrong. But what…

  • Almost

    Almost

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    by

    Harper Leigh
    in

    Detachment did not arrive all at once. It came in pauses.In moments where her hand no longer reached for the phone, then hovered, then rested.In the absence of urgency rather than the presence of certainty. She noticed she no longer needed to check.Not because she was free.But because the need had softened. There was a…