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the fantasy of being loved back

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the space you’re trying to rush through might be the story itself

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why do i always want to be somewhere i’m not

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i think i’m homesick for a city i’ve never lived in

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i have always been afraid you would leave

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still becoming

still becoming is for the ones who feel a little behind, a little restless, a little in-between. weekly essays on becoming, longing, love, ambition, identity, and trying to build a life that finally feels like yours.

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