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cindy-p
American
There's a danger in sleeping with a friend. You find out he's just a stranger in the end. Pretty words, they trip me up, then I fall and get my heart ripped up. You shut the door, left me cold. Thought you'd say more, if I wait I'd grow old. Funny how you insist you're too busy for me, when my kiss had your eyes dizzy for me. I should have known. Your eyes were closed, the way you moaned, they weren't just for me alone. I'm not a solution to your heartbreak, I wish you weren't another memory for my heartache. You used to ******* adore me. I didn't realize that's what ******* a ***** means. I used to swap spit for love, lips for love, ***** for love, but all I got was ***** who think I'm not good enough.
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Dec 19, 2014
Dec 19, 2014 at 10:23 PM UTC
The Rebound
I hope my name always sticks on the back of your tongue Like bacteria, our memories will accumulate so when you scrape it off every morning tears will form in your eyes from the way it burns. And for every night I sleep in peace I want you to toss and turn in your bed with arms grasping for something that will never warm you in your loneliest nights. Yes, I've heard your apologies but chose to close the door so when you scream you're sorry into the abyss the regrets will echo back to you the two of us are no more. It plays on, like a broken tape that will drive you insane.
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Jul 24, 2014
Jul 24, 2014 at 12:58 AM UTC
I hope my name always sticks on the back of your tongue
I'm tired of fighting these wars, taking your bullets, and bleeding for months. But if you ever took your gun, unloaded it, and walked away, that would be the greatest pain I'd ever face. Please don't go.
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Jul 31, 2013
Jul 31, 2013 at 3:58 PM UTC
Please Don't Go
Maybe the person you're with doesn't have to be your best friend. Maybe the person you're with doesn't have to share your values. Maybe the person you're with doesn't have to be with you when you need them to be. Maybe it's okay for your other half to smoke even though you hate the smell that sticks to their clothes. Maybe it's okay for your other half to drink even though you're uncomfortable when it's with strangers. Maybe it's okay for your other half to be a stranger. Maybe it's okay that the person you love makes you cry endlessly for days. Maybe it's okay that the person you love swallows your heart and spits it to the ground. Maybe it's okay that the person you love isn't the right person for you to love.
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Jul 16, 2013
Jul 16, 2013 at 12:23 PM UTC
Maybe You Should Settle For Less
You might not believe this, but I used to be obsessed with love songs. And I mean, blast-Colbie-Caillat-on-repeat obsessed. Crazy, right? Obviously, I don't listen to them anymore. It's too difficult. Somewhere between all the crying, and all the texts sent to my best friend saying *"I'm so ******* done with him"*, and all the puffy-eyed faces that whisper sorry the next day, I can't muster myself to listen to those silly tunes anymore. They've got a cheery tempo, but they make me too sad. Ironic, huh. But love songs are manufactured and autotuned anyway. They tweak voices to fix falters and errors, then they come out polished and happy. Somebody should have told me that real love is not that simple.
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Jul 16, 2013
Jul 16, 2013 at 12:18 PM UTC
Why I Don't Listen to Love Songs Anymore
Naive boys think my cloudy skies are mysterious. They like to play in my rain, jump in my puddles. Smile. Laugh. Have a good time. Some even dare to take out their tongue and taste me. Then the storm comes and they run. They jump from booming thunders, shudder from howling winds, and close the door to block my loud cries. That's why I hate it when people say they love the rain. Because they only love me when they're away from me.
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Jul 16, 2013
Jul 16, 2013 at 3:51 AM UTC
Naive Boys Who Love the Rain
Every fight is a natural disaster: rage spreads like wildfire; voices boom like earthquakes; tears spiral like tsunamis. He leaves a broken home of my heart with debris of what used to be love.
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Jul 15, 2013
Jul 15, 2013 at 3:55 AM UTC
We Have Become a Catastrophe
1. **** having feelings. Let me be a robot so my parts aren’t broken. 2. I still remember waking up to his footsteps and musky bedsheets. 3. Don’t ******* ask me about love you have stolen. You should know **** well. 4. A friend I lost asked how I’ve been doing. I said, who are you again? 5. The hole he left was an ugly nightmare at first. Now it’s just a dream. 6. So the lesson is, my dear, never be attached. You’ll learn soon enough.
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Jul 15, 2013
Jul 15, 2013 at 3:54 AM UTC
5 Haikus, 1 Lesson
She asked if she could give me a hug And I said sure, go ahead She told me that if I needed anyone to talk to, she would be there As if I would bother listening to her instead You see, I don’t talk to anyone but the voices inside my head And it’s not because I’m psychopathic It’s just that I’ve heard it all And these superficial sayings are as good as broken elastic And don’t call me over-dramatic Because I’m pretty sure saying I’m tired is an understatement For wanting to bash my head against the pavement ‘Til my skull rips and bleeds and lets the parasite crawl out The one that’s been infecting my brain, driving me insane They say that if the urge to **** yourself rises, resist them But something’s been ******* the soul out of my system Drinking the juices of happiness and spitting it back as the cider of sadness And I don’t think you could understand the madness That comes with not being heard When I let my story slip and people just gloss it over But I don’t remember my lips as shiny and shimmery I think they’re more chapped and bleeding From biting my tongue and saying you didn’t understand me It’s not just a phase that comes with age It doesn’t mean that the next time I smile indicates I’m okay My problems aren’t corpses that can easily decay These skeletons are living, breathing, in need of healing But you give me band-aids for my broken bones instead of surgery Like I’m some little kid who was just in a hurry and fell If that’s the case I must have slipped up to thinking you could lend me a hand I must have tripped out of my mind to hoping you could help me stand So sure, go ahead and give me a long hug If that makes you feel any better Just don’t give me your sympathy Because all you are is a fork in my wall plug.
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Jul 15, 2013
Jul 15, 2013 at 3:51 AM UTC
Wall Plug
She asked if she could give me a hug And I said sure, go ahead She told me that if I needed anyone to talk to, she would be there As if I would bother listening to her instead You see, I don’t talk to anyone but the voices inside my head And it’s not because I’m psychopathic It’s just that I’ve heard it all And these superficial sayings are as good as broken elastic And don’t call me over-dramatic Because I’m pretty sure saying I’m tired is an understatement For wanting to bash my head against the pavement ‘Til my skull rips and bleeds and lets the parasite crawl out The one that’s been infecting my brain, driving me insane They say that if the urge to **** yourself rises, resist them But something’s been ******* the soul out of my system Drinking the juices of happiness and spitting it back as the cider of sadness And I don’t think you could understand the madness That comes with not being heard When I let my story slip and people just gloss it over But I don’t remember my lips as shiny and shimmery I think they’re more chapped and bleeding From biting my tongue and saying you didn’t understand me It’s not just a phase that comes with age It doesn’t mean that the next time I smile indicates I’m okay My problems aren’t corpses that can easily decay These skeletons are living, breathing, in need of healing But you give me band-aids for my broken bones instead of surgery Like I’m some little kid who was just in a hurry and fell If that’s the case I must have slipped up to thinking you could lend me a hand I must have tripped out of my mind to hoping you could help me stand So sure, go ahead and give me a long hug If that makes you feel any better Just don’t give me your sympathy Because all you are is a fork in my wall plug.
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I hate people who are happy The way their eyes light up and shine I hate how they hold hands with each other And no one ever touches mine I hate how he talks about her Like she’s the only girl he sees I hate how his eyes trail across the room And never once looks at me I hate how the world is gleaming But my stance is marred by shadows I illuminate my face with fluorescent lights Carving smiles ‘til they’re hollowed "Congratulations!" "That’s wonderful!" "I’m so happy for you!" I’m so happy your life is bursting with colors While mine is beaten black and blue I’m so happy you found your missing other That I’m struggling with words to mince and chew But you don’t notice, do you? You’re too busy gnashing your lips to see me gnashing my teeth Too busy grinding your hips to see me grinding my feet Into the ground, digging a hole, hiding under there Because it’s seeing people happy that I can’t bear Because it’s seeing people love each other while no one cares About me. You see, You might be blinded by the stars in your eyes Too far away on that rocket ship to hear my cries You won’t remember it as the solar system lights up with you You will forget it as you embrace the sun The simple truth: that while some people come in twos Some like me are left with none.
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Jul 15, 2013
Jul 15, 2013 at 3:40 AM UTC
I Hate People Who Are Happy