i wonder if they kept the thing i gave them. or if it's in a drawer somewhere.

longing is the feeling that keeps checking the door. these prompts don't try to close it — they just give the waiting somewhere to go.

more for longing

• what's the photo you can't delete but can't look at either.
• describe the last good night you had together before you knew it was the last.
• what's the time of day that hits the hardest. morning. dusk. 2am.
• do you still wear the thing that smells like them. or did you have to stop.

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