i'll hold onto you like a childhood promise

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i'll hold onto you  
like a childhood promise,  
tucked beneath the blankets  
of a night when sleep won't come.  
  
i'll carry you  
in pockets full of unspoken wishes,  
like that whispered hope  
for skies that never rain on our best days—  
the kind of faith children have,  
trusting the stars will always shine  
through the cracks of their curtains.  
  
i'll hold onto you  
like the taste of summer air,  
the scent of dust and wildflowers,  
the endless afternoons spent dreaming.  
  
even when the world forgets  
how to keep its promises,  
i'll still have yours  
folded in the corners of my heart,  
like a vow never broken,  
a secret never outgrown.

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