Nokki’s Harbour had the greenest waters Elo had ever laid eyes on. The body shone so brightly that everything around it had a reflection. The vast expanse of the sky with birds spread across it, the colourful little boats, and the houses mostly made of bricks sent joyful spikes of excitement up his spine. This place looked like it was drawn out of a utopian book. Like a master artist possessed by a mad genie painted this. After soaking in the scenery for what seemed like an eternity, Elo headed north of the harbour towards the village to a quaint little breakfast cottage. Just a day in and he was already glad the breakup happened. Nothing else could have pushed him out as fast into the world.
He waited for days, others passing around him as life went on. He knew this place wasn’t the right spot, he knew this was all hopeless, but there was something in the sound of lapping waves that brought him a calm. “No matter what, I’ll find you again.”
after a long journey, they came to a clearing and could look down at the town and harbor. She thought, “there’s an expression about safe harbor. I wonder if this is it, have we found safety?” Years later, she still wondered whether they were safer there, on the boat leaving the land she was born.
Nokki’s Harbour had the greenest waters Elo had ever laid eyes on. The body shone so brightly that everything around it had a reflection. The vast expanse of the sky with birds spread across it, the colourful little boats, and the houses mostly made of bricks sent joyful spikes of excitement up his spine. This place looked like it was drawn out of a utopian book. Like a master artist possessed by a mad genie painted this. After soaking in the scenery for what seemed like an eternity, Elo headed north of the harbour towards the village to a quaint little breakfast cottage. Just a day in and he was already glad the breakup happened. Nothing else could have pushed him out as fast into the world.
He waited for days, others passing around him as life went on. He knew this place wasn’t the right spot, he knew this was all hopeless, but there was something in the sound of lapping waves that brought him a calm. “No matter what, I’ll find you again.”
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Harbor me in your arms, keep me close enough to match heartbeats, to breathe together, to feel your chest expand behind me.
after a long journey, they came to a clearing and could look down at the town and harbor. She thought, “there’s an expression about safe harbor. I wonder if this is it, have we found safety?” Years later, she still wondered whether they were safer there, on the boat leaving the land she was born.