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friendships, play, and love | arielle lok

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26012024: i have kept this in my notes for far too long. i’ve been adding paragraphs on/off since october of 2023! but today, i am full sending this into the void. thanks for reading and i always hope that my silly writing can resonate with you. // i got very carried away with this piece, so i’d like to provide an abstract if you so desire to only understand the general gist of this. abstract we wished on pennies and threw them into the new york subway water. i pine harder than i ever had before, squeezing my eyes shut and focusing on the same sentence over and over. the mental image of writing lines on blackboards of my wish is sharp and i do not let it slip by me. one by one, we flip our coins into the murky puddle and they all make their way inbetween the tracks with the exception of mine, which lands on its edge and rolls out of the shallow basin. the reflection of the dirty copper mocks me and the fountain penny deity sneers at the absurdity of my wish. i had thought it was fair,

friendships, play, and love | arielle lok go back 27102023 - friendships, play, and love 26012024: i have kept this in my notes for far too long. i've been adding paragraphs on/off since october of 2023! but today, i am full sending this into the void. thanks for reading and i always hope that my silly writing can resonate with you. // i got very carried away with this piece, so i'd like to provide an abstract if you so desire to only understand the general gist of this. abstract friendships: finitude is undeniable, but the essence of friendship never dies. there is something beautiful about t

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