The Shoreline of Your Pulse

The salt on my skin is the only thing real in this manufactured world. I sit where the tide refuses to yield, watching the sun bleed into the horizon—a dying star that reminds me of how we used to burn before the city swallowed us whole.

I can still feel his ghost-touch on my shoulder, a phantom warmth from a season when love wasn't a transaction but a sanctuary. In the neon labyrinth of our lives, we became mere data points, drifting through crowded streets with hollow chests. But here, under this golden veil, I remember the way he whispered my name into the crook of my neck—a secret code meant only for us.

I close my eyes and let the spray wash over me. It is a healing ache, a soft violence that strips away the noise of the metropolis. He told me once that love isn't found in the grand gestures of the city, but in the quiet moments between breaths. Tonight, as I trace the curve of my lip with a trembling finger, I realize I am still waiting for that breath to return. The tide will come in, and I will remain—a statue of longing carved from light and seawater.

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