Stories are

Not the problem.

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The problem is

The stories

Being real,

And true,

And mine.

It's not really

That the stories

Disappear,

Or fall away.

It's that all

The stories

Are just stories.

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What I call

My story is

No more real,

No more significant,

No more important

Than yours.

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Stories never belong

They were never

About me

Or you,

Or us,

Or them.

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In the telling

It's all stories,

Just beautifully

Empty stories.

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