"Unexchanged Letters" Inspired by Daddy Long Legs:

Unexchanged Letters

The words you pen

are written for me

but not to me.

The stories you tell

you tell to a stranger

though you are not a stranger to me.

The letters you send

have no reply—

that wasn’t part of the plan.

The duty you fulfill

was not meant to endear you to me

but I find myself wishing it was different.

The heart you have given

has not been deserved—

but I want to accept it.

The heart you have given

is my most treasured possession,

and I yearn to reply.

The woman I love

is you.

But can you know me?


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