Annie in the Wild
Moving On from Annie: A Journey of Healing and Rediscovery
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If you see Annie in the wild
If you encounter Annie in a natural setting
Don't say I'm grieving
Don't mention that I'm mourning
Tell her I'm moving right along
Inform her that I am moving forward in life
Meeting new people
Engaging with new people
And if she wonders where I've been
If she inquires about my whereabouts
Say something harmless
Provide a benign response
She can't know I'm hardly leaving my apartment
She should not know that I am rarely leaving my apartment
And I can't stay sad forever
I cannot remain melancholic indefinitely
But it feels good to do it right now
But currently, it is comforting to feel sorrow
If she asks I've never been better
If she inquires, convey that I have never been better
I just can't see Annie around
I simply cannot envision being with Annie again
In the 3 months since we split
Within the three months post our separation
I've regained feeling
I have started to regain emotional sensitivity
Just enough so I could bare the thought of breathing
Just enough to endure the idea of breathing
And it looks easier for her
It seems easier for her, which is painful to witness
And hurts to see it
Observing this is distressing
but we both lost something
However, both of us experienced loss
we both thought that we needed
We both believed we needed something
And I can't stay sad forever
I cannot be sorrowful indefinitely
But it feels good to do it right now
But currently, it is gratifying to embrace sadness
If she asks I've never been better
If questioned, assert that I am in excellent condition
I just can't see Annie around
I just cannot envision being with Annie again
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