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Three Thirds

September 19, 2022
By nanaswork BRONZE, San Francisco, California
nanaswork BRONZE, San Francisco, California
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I can recall that I had been complaining 

My whole childhood 

Why couldnt I get my own room

Instead I had to share with my sisters 

I wanted my own space 

Without them 

When I was 8 

She left 

It was 

3/3

2/3

Then 

1/3

I was the last one left 

The feeling of losing a piece of me 

One third of me 

“Todavía pueden hablar por teléfono va estar bien”

No 

Because she was the same one to comfort me 

Comfort me after it happened, even if I didn’t tell her the truth

I would come to tell her the truth about what happened 

On the phone 

So when i cried 

When she cried 

We could not be in each others dense embrace 

An embrace tight enough to release the pain 

But hey 

It was worth it 

Right?

I mean

I finally got my own room


The author's comments:

"Three Thirds" is about love and loneliness. Being the youngest and watching the people you love move on and grow up. Loosing someone although not forever still leaves a permanent mark.


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Afra ELITE said...
on Sep. 22 2022 at 9:20 am
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

This was so touching and relatable!!!