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Christmas Lights

  If I could tell you one thing to make you feel better,  well, who am I kidding, I wouldn’t stop at one.   I’d make myself home in your misery to humor you with metaphors and analogies I'd blurt stupid jokes that’ll hold the weight of the difficulties.  I’d place my palm  or maybe just the tip of my fingers  on your chest,  or head,  or back to remind you you’re not alone.  I’d give you hugs that feel like you’ve finally arrived  And I’d apologize that love wasn’t around all this while. I’m here now;  A makeshift work-in-progress version of love  that’s insecure and smells like weed sometimes;   a love that can’t stop munching and asks you to repeat yourself 17 times  because the network is too bad, and love doesn’t want to let anything go.  A love that misses your play; A love that writes below-average poems but sends them your way; A love that reads too much self-help and rants about the same. A love that...