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(1)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/psx_20240915_143913-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PSX_20240915_143913</image:title><image:caption>what do you desire the most, yet fear the most?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/psx_20240915_143913.jpg</image:loc><image:title>psx_20240915_143913</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-09-15T14:55:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/2024/08/06/the-loved-and-lost-club-the-hopeless-romantic/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_20240806_201126_929.webp</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20240806_201126_929</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240806_145620-overlay.png</image:loc><image:title>20240806_145620-overlay</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-17T08:13:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/2023/12/19/for-you/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/leonard-cotte-c1jp-fo53u8-unsplash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>leonard-cotte-c1Jp-fo53U8-unsplash</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-20T14:07:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/2021/03/31/i-wished-it-would-rain/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-19T16:51:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/2023/09/24/i-told-the-stars-about-you/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/nick-owuor-astro-nic-portraits-wdifg5xc9z4-unsplash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>nick-owuor-astro-nic-portraits-wDifg5xc9Z4-unsplash</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-24T17:34:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/2023/09/21/let-me-peel-the-orange-for-you/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/claudio-schwarz-stxd0jjtzlw-unsplash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>claudio-schwarz-stxd0JJTzLw-unsplash</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-21T10:25:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/2023/09/14/momentarily/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230914_07_37_08.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20230914_07_37_08</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230913_125331.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20230913_125331</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-14T09:04:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/2023/09/05/if-you-must-love-me-if-you-must-leave-me/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chris-buckwald-rxwgx93tz8w-unsplash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>chris-buckwald-RXWgx93tz8w-unsplash</image:title><image:caption>today i thought i might do a double drop, cause these are two poems with a thematic similarity. the first of these poems was written about 5 years ago. however, it still holds even today. basically it conveys vulnerability and fear of being hurt in a relationship as well as the complexities of love and the desire for authenticity. 
the second poem (newly written to match the first), however, deals with loss and exploration of the emotions tied to separation and the desire to hold onto memories and connections. it's never easy to lose someone close to you; a friend, a lover, an almost lover, a close family member. likewise, in situations that are moreso very sudden; death or even a change of heart. just someone deciding that they don't want to be with you anymore. and at that point, there's nothing you can do to bring them back. people are people and sometimes we change our minds. you can't love them into loving you and neither can you beg them. i had to (and still am) learning that the hard 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Image 2021-07-07 at 1.10.50 PM.v1</image:title><image:caption>this is the second of my new poetry collection
it's called 4:56 and the reason why I called it that is because it's the length of my current favourite song, "Cornelia Street - Live From Paris". it was one of the songs I listened to when I was with the person i liked. i always hoped that I would relate to this song. And I did, for a while. Then it all turned sour. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/whatsapp-image-2021-07-07-at-1.10.50-pm.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>WhatsApp Image 2021-07-07 at 1.10.50 PM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://theemotions.poetry.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/psx_20210706_160427.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PSX_20210706_160427</image:title><image:caption>this is the second of my new poetry collection
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