I<\/span> stop for a moment, <\/span> I guarantee that it was before then, <\/span> The clock from the desk glares red <\/span> 19 years. <\/span> \u201cLove is a concept\u201d they say, <\/span> Love is real. <\/span> Love has to make sense to us<\/span> Everyday I wake up knowing I\u2019ll see you<\/span> Every moment I see the grey jacket,<\/span> Time is a restriction, but time does not stop us <\/span> I know it won\u2019t because <\/span> Another day <\/span> So I thank you, <\/span> <\/span><\/p> I thank you for taking me into your arms,<\/span> Thank you for being the girl who stops time<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by August Mu\u00f1oz I stop for a moment, reflect on my life. I realized at 19 that I liked girls and that girl was you. I guarantee that it was before then, but time will never tell. But in this moment, time doesn\u2019t matter In this moment, as I lay on your chest It becomes the only place I feel truly comfortable Your chin Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-84","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/15-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/15-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/15-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/15-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/15-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/15-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":548,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/15-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions\/548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/15-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/span>reflect on my life.<\/span>
<\/span>I realized at 19 that I liked girls<\/span>
<\/span>and that girl <\/span>
<\/span>was you.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>
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<\/span>but time will never tell.<\/span>
<\/span>But in this moment, time doesn\u2019t matter<\/span>
<\/span>In this moment, as I lay on your chest <\/span>
<\/span>It becomes the only place I feel truly comfortable <\/span>
<\/span>Your chin resting somewhere near the top of my forehead<\/span>
<\/span>My nose nestled into your neck <\/span>
<\/span>This is where I feel okay, where time disappears<\/span> <\/span><\/p>
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<\/span>And time ticks away <\/span>
<\/span>Minute after minute, we lose more sleep <\/span>
<\/span>But sleep can be made up for <\/span>
<\/span>Time with you; irreplaceable <\/span> <\/span><\/p>
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<\/span>19 years long without the girl,<\/span>
<\/span>The girl who makes time stop. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>
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<\/span>\u201cTime is a construct\u201d <\/span>
<\/span>\u201cYou chose to be gay\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>
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<\/span>Time is just a restriction. <\/span>
<\/span>And if I \u201cchose\u201d to be gay<\/span>
<\/span>I chose right. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>
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<\/span>And time does not have to restrict us <\/span> <\/span><\/p>
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<\/span>with your sleeves folded over <\/span>
<\/span>your Sperry\u2019s on, walking like you own the world <\/span>
<\/span>and I\u2019ll smile, <\/span>
<\/span>more than I ever have <\/span> <\/span><\/p>
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<\/span>the glasses perched on your nose,<\/span>
<\/span>and your natural curls,<\/span>
<\/span>Time stops.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>
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<\/span>It won\u2019t. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>
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<\/span>everytime I wake up and time stops,<\/span>
<\/span>it also continues with you. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>
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<\/span>Another memory <\/span>
<\/span>Another love story to tell the kids of our future,<\/span>
<\/span>regardless of if we are together or not.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>
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<\/span>letting me nestle my chin into your chest.<\/span>
<\/span>For giving me a reason to wake up and live, <\/span>
<\/span>even on days where that is the last thing I want to do.<\/span>
<\/span>For showing me that love is possible and exciting<\/span>
<\/span>That politics is important<\/span>
<\/span>That this life is important. <\/span>
<\/span>But most importantly, thank you <\/span> <\/span><\/p>
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