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tell me, clare- i need to know

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"i found heartbreak in my tea today, but also in your eyes, jack."

jack, stirring his coffee, glanced at me:
"you saw it in your tea-?"

"-but also in your eyes. how'd it get there?"

"all in due time, dear.
"tell me, clare, what does heartbreak look like?"


"well, the first time i saw it, it looked brown- like tea.  the second time, it was azure, like your eyes, but infused with sin and rust; the dirt of the world.  but, how did it get there, jack?"

"all in due time, dear.
"tell me, clare, what does heartbreak feel like?"


"well, the first time, it was hot, and angry (quite literally, steaming.)  the second time, it was cold and bitter; it bit like only disappointment can.  i could feel all the hope drain out of me- it was awful, jack.  please, how'd it get there?"
  
"all in due time, dear.
"tell me, clare, what does heartbreak sound like?"


"see, the first time, it sounded like the kettle screaming (bloody mary! bloody mary!)  the second time- well, jack, it scared me.  it sounded like all the things i hate the most: children crying, church bells, whispers and screams.  all combined, all chaotic.  and jack, i need to know: how'd it get there?"

"clare, i cannot tell you how heartbreak ended up in your tea, or in the world at all.  
"but lovely, beautiful girl: that heartbreak sought refuge in my eyes, for you left me, to make your tea."

jack, stirring his tea, grinned at me.




i cried.
even in the winter, warmth can find me.

written over a cup of tea, with a full stomach and a proud heart sewn to my sleeve.

-

hey, i think all we need is love!
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Asherlee0099's avatar
This is gorgeous.
I'm jealous of your writing.
(: