Poems from Cassidy Paredes

IF I KNEW…

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I wish I knew then, what I know now—

That gaining you meant losing me.

And in the end, I lost both.

Nothing to gain besides a million scattered pieces

Of who I was and who I now need to be.

If I knew then, what I know now—

I still would’ve gained you despite realizing I’ve lost me.

I would’ve lost both

With everything to gain, with these scattered pieces,

Because I like the broken me better—it’s who I’m meant to be.

Ded. You, a million times, you

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