
A Note from the Doll
A doll writes home to the girl who loved her — a poem about leaving, change, and the long way love takes to return. For Lotus.
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Sorry for not saying goodbye —
I didn't mean to leave you crying.
But adventure called,
and I had to go
before the tears dried.
I wrote to you in every wind,
in every bird that flew past.
I wanted you to know:
I missed you, too.
But like all journeys worth taking,
I came back changed —
still yours,
just different.
Love always returns.
Sometimes it just takes the long way home
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