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a california goodbye is purple
and orange
and pink over the ocean.
the sun sets without much fanfare,
continuing a path predetermined millions of years ago,
but to me, it's everything.
i'm leaving behind the dream i had,
a dream i'd settled on because
i had yet not had you—
wasting time to make my own life
as comfortable as possible
as alone as possible.
i love you and this life we've created
i cannot wait to experience more;
this is a dream, of one i've thought of
many times before—
the safety i find in you,
the love i feel in you,
the prospect of us finding our home
away from everything else.
the pacific northwest is a different beast;
the sun doesn't shine
quite the same; and now,
i know why so many people look
to the western shores
for light in their lives:
sunny california,
where dreams are made
and love is found;
then you move away because
it's too expensive.
the time is now to embrace our dreams:
the ones you and i discussed
not so long ago,
but ages it feels like,
the one where we return to the forests
and live our simple lives.
away from everything else,
away from this place that exploits us so,
finding joy in the life
we once wanted to take away.