​Running wild in an open field​

Running wild in an open field
feeling myself defy gravity
becoming part of a new family
while estranged from my own

losing my best friend on a technicality
repairing relationships broken long ago
caring for a man despite imminent danger
being abandoned in a city not my own

turning to strangers for unfound guidance
almost suffocating from feeling anxious
falling unconscious in a foreign country
nearly changing my name to his
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breaking the rules of infidelity
savoring sex like it was the answer
uncovering truths I wish I didn’t know

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ALEXANDRA MIREANU self-published Letters to Myself in 2021, encompassing a young woman’s journey through love and loss. Today, she is writing her memoir-in-pieces and expanding her consultancy to guide young writers through manuscript editing and self-publishing, all while studying Creative Writing at the University of Toronto.
To learn more about her, visit her linktr.ee.

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