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dear katie.

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Published: Jun 13, 2015

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_{i.
yesterday
you felt the first heartache
that really mattered.
now you've become
a virgin painted black
biting your lip
and cultivating your bitterness.

but Katie, Katie,
it's not the last time.
you're gonna wind up
with bloodied knees
more times than you can count,
and you're gonna spend
many nights that leave
old-road potholes
dripping into your pillows.

You're gonna panic
and almost crash your car.
you're gonna say infinite
hellos and goodbyes
in the span of a moment
and at times
you will feel like an apple tree
planted in a jam jar,
crushed and misplaced.

but Katie,
I'd be lying if I said
you won't grow.

ii.
you were wrong
every time you left without
saying goodbye,
and you were wrong
every time you went to sleep
without saying "I love you"
or giving a kiss goodnight.

you make mistakes
more often than not,
but you fix it.
or you learn to live with it,
that's the only way to recover.

iii.
you'll fall in love.
real love.
it won't be like
that boy or that boy or that boy.
it won't be like anything you've ever known.
it will be new and beautiful
and at times agonizing
but it will be the most
amazing hurt you'll ever feel,
the kind that leaves you
absolutely breathless and
keeps you up
way past midnight's beck and call.

you'll love him so much
and feel so uncontrollably happy
that you won't remember
how much your paper cuts burned
or the way your best friend
left you at the park.

everything will become small
and mute
underneath your own heart.

iv.
dear Katie.

you probably don't recognize me.

that's okay.

I'm happy you don't.}

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_{This is a submission for Khaimin's contest! I'm really excited and I was happy to try out this prompt. I'm happy with how it turned out, it surprised me how personal it wound up being. It's like the current me writing to the me of last year. I've changed a lot in these past few months. i'm not the same person I was yesterday, even.

If you don't know, this contest is meant to be a letter written to your past self. Check out the details here:

New Contest!EDIT: Less than a week left to join!
EDIT: There's about two weeks left to enter in a piece! I'd love to see more entries here, especially because the ones I've gotten are so wonderful. If you're wanting to join the contest, don't forget! c:
Hi everyone! To celebrate the whole "wow I'm growing up" phase of my life, I've decided to host a sentimental contest. First off, here's the prizes:
First Place:
- 50 points
- A two week-long feature from me
- 3 critiques on pieces of your choice
- A +watch (if I'm not watching you already)

Second Place:

- 30 points
- A week-long feature from me
- 2 critiques on pieces of your choice
- A +watch (if I'm not watching you already)

Third Place:

- 20 Points
- A week-long feature from me
- 2 critiques on pieces of your choice
- A +watch (if I'm not watching you already)
Theme:
Write a letter to your younger self. Be creative! Write about something you wish you had/n't don

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