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caramel sea salt latte, please.

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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.

pour another?