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plead to love - by Asiye Betül - love-sized

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a tiny plead from the lover, for the beloved.

I am trying to love. Which is to say, I am merely walking to the place where the journey to love begins. Oh my dear friend, if only I could tell you how the dreams of loving have already filled my heart. One simply feels engulfed by such force, I find myself always coming back for more. My other dear friend Rilke says “To love means to radiate with inexhaustible light.” If only I could tell you how the faraway brightness of this light fills my day. It is not the case that I am not scared of coming closer to this light. My dear friend, I am terrified, I can feel my heart bursting at any…

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