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I try to hide this love-sickness, but it grows like a spring that rises the more water is drawn from it. The more I pretend I am fine after a breakup, the harder the feelings can return.

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I cannot hide this pain, yet I am too shy to tell the person who caused it. Sometimes you want to message someone who hurt you, but embarrassment stops you from saying how much you still care.

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Love and modesty hang on either side of my suffering body, with my life as the balancing pole. I want to tell my absent beloved how much I hurt, but shame holds my words back.

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The sea of longing surrounds me, but I have no safe boat to cross it. During a long separation, strong feelings can feel overwhelming when there is no comfort or reassurance.

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If he can bring sorrow into a friendship, what might he do if he became an enemy? Someone who causes pain even while close is especially hard to trust when conflict begins.

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Love's joy can be as vast as the sea, but when love turns into separation, its pain can be even greater. A happy relationship can make a breakup feel larger than anything you expected.

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I have tried to swim through this flood of longing but still cannot see its shore; even at midnight, I am alone. When everyone else is asleep and you are still waiting for someone, the night can feel endless.

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Night puts every living thing to sleep, yet I am its only companion. When the whole house is quiet and you alone are awake missing someone, the silence feels like company.

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These long nights are crueler than the distant beloved who causes my pain. When you keep checking the time for a message, one night can seem longer than the whole day.

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If my eyes could travel to my beloved as easily as my thoughts do, they would not have to swim through tears. When you cannot visit someone you miss, your mind goes there while your eyes remain stuck at home.