Unhealthy relationships
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Of All The Things That I Miss
I miss the nails on the back porch
The worms in the lawn
I miss the stables by your house
Dear sister,
shall I be gone, then, in your eyes?
Living once will never be enough.
the world is wide and bright
bold colors and shapes
He is a monster.His mouth widens to reveal three rows of teeth, and he is covered with blood.My blood.Even though he is hidden in the shadows, his pale skin shines through,Blinding me.When he walks into the light, his demon black eyes shift into a
Just because
I love you
like the blue popsicle melting in my palm I want to eat
before it drips away into a puddle beyond my reach
is not cause for the bruise blooming across your cheekbone
i thought i loved You
In truth my actions showed my fear of losing You and my want for Your affections
because i love You,
i don’t mind being ignored by You.
i don’t mind being in this one-sided relationship
which i know will destroy me.
but because i love You,
Despite the eloquence ofMy words;My actionsShowcase merciless intent
My actionsSeem to display meAs selfishAs ifI don’t love you
BUT YOU ARE WRONG
The butterflies that flutter with the thought of them.Is that love?The chills you get as they mention your name.Is that love?
I started out alone, down the school hallway.
No friends. Nothing but my thoughts in my own mind.
I had low self-esteem; didn’t know how to speak.
No one noticed me. Nothing but my thoughts, and you.
I used to obsess about my books being perpendicular on the night stand; that was of course before you found your way into my life.
In this life, we are taught to feel as though
we need to be filled to continue to flow.
The words of our loved ones can
encourage our growth,
but what happens when that
isn't necessarily so?
A crash course in love for those with little time and no experience:
Welcome
You may not be sure why you’re here
After all, ever since we’re young we’re taught love
She realized that it could not work
When he hit her
And it hurt
And when tears ran astray
On a young, weary face
There was something deep inside
That had dried beneath a fiery gaze
I was always a mixture of too much and not enough.
A galaxy dotted with stars and brillance,
but with dark spaces in between.
An ocean teeming with life,
The hand on my cheek should be gentleNot rough.
The look in your eyes should be cordialNot forbidding.
The words you speak should be filled with loveNot anger.
Eden was never a symbol of perfection
Aphrodite was never a symbol of love
Love to the Greeks meant madness, meant that someone had fallen too far
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Scream!
Scream, my darling, I promise you that
my words are not nooses,
my love not poison,
my kisses not lethal injection.
Because I love you
I still get lost when I look into your eyes.
The simple thought of you turns my frown into a smile.
Every hug makes me feel warm inside
for Sofia
Last night you came over
Slept over
On a school night
The next morning
We walked in hand in hand
And I got looks from my friends
I love him.
I say in my head.
Over and over.
I love him.
Of course I love him.
Why wouldn't I love him?
There's no one better.
I'll never find anyone better.
I don't deserve any better.
You must hate
the way
I think about you.
constantly.
Or at least I imagine
and yet you fill my head
potently.
I miss your delicate fingers
singing to my skin
when you filled holes
Dull pain
in your name
such joy
my conversation can destroy
you’re like something
I can see and hear
But not so near.
You are out of touch
with me
Or rather
consume me
with your presense
I am
devoured by your thought
I ache inside
to tell you
but it sits inside like rot
You were once so beautiful,
We were once so close
But this is not who i once loved
And is instead a tortured ghost
Just a shell that's been cracked
And on the verge of perish
All hopes are shattered
The damage is done and wounds, fresh
Time to cut all ties
He rushed over me,
His touch cold at first,
But so warm after.
He'd pull in,
Away,
And I exulted in his rhythm.
When I wasn't submerged in him,
Completely absorbed in his presence,
Strongholds that she feels in her soul
Living in the midst of a painful life untold
Searching for love in strange places
But still she gravitates to these familiar faces
