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gabby-scicluna
gabby-scicluna
I've hidden behind so many "I'm okay"s. The decieving happiness has become second nature. My fake smiles and pretend laughs have become easier than the **** down the street. "How are you?" Don't hesitate. Smile. Sound peppy. Sound happy. "Good!" Was that too peppy? Too forced? No one cares enough to notice anyway. "Are you okay?" Look confused. Look surprised they're even asking. Smile. Let it roll off your tongue like it has so many times before. "Of course." Don't cry. Dont cry God ****** "What have you eaten today?" Think of foods. Think of foods fast. Blurt out the first words that come to mind like you're on a gameshow and you're about to win first prize if you can just tell them what you had for dinner. It all becomes second nature; After so long of wearing masks You forget how to wear your real face. You don't know what's under the mask You don't remember. "Don't let them in, Don't let them see" Good thing I don't remember how to. I've painted this smile on my face day after day I don't know if the paint will come off anymore.
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Oct 28, 2015
Oct 28, 2015 at 10:03 PM UTC
Permanent masks
I still want to explain. I still want you to understand. I'd do anything for you to undetstand why I left. I'd do anything for you to understand why I hurt you. No, it wouldn't change that I hurt you. The Pain was already felt Your goodbye was a direct result to mine. But if I explain why mine was said, will you explain yours? You left so carelessly don't you care that I still stay up until the early hours of the morning pondering why you decided to delete me from your life? The way someone leaves says a lot about them. I guess you're just a question that will never be answered, a puzzle that will never be solved; but most of all, you're someone who hides behind the most extreme examples of chivalry when you know youre just an Unhealed wound waiting to happen.
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Oct 28, 2015
Oct 28, 2015 at 9:50 PM UTC
Why do I still think you deserve an explanation?
I wish I could feel the same feelings when I kiss him But the problem is He is not you Nor will he ever be. Maybe that's not a bad thing; Maybe the feelings you gave me Were too extreme for me to hold. Maybe since he doesn't bring me those feelings of pure happiness He won't bring me crashing into that dark hole of loneliness either; That hole that I know All too well. But what's the point of it all If I'm just pretending to be content with the way he kisses my neck And grabs my hips When I'd much rather have your clumsy fingers brush my side And tuck my hair behind my ear? What's the point of it all If my smile is due to my memory Of you kissing me And not because he's kissing me? There is no point of floating in shallow lakes When the deep ocean is just a few steps away.
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Jan 2, 2015
Jan 2, 2015 at 1:23 AM UTC
You're forever etched in my memory.
I haven't seen you in so long but the thought of you with anyone else still burns the inside of my chest and I can't figure out why I still care about you this much I shouldn't be missing you still It's been so long I shouldn't resent you for being happy with someone But I do Because the only person I want you to be happy with is me Oh god I wish I could just let you go But whenever the thought of you and me together pops into my head I get a smile across my face and butterflies dance around my stomach and my heart races and all I know is that you're the only person that can make me feel that way I know we can't be together but I don't want you to be with anyone else either.
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Dec 16, 2014
Dec 16, 2014 at 9:32 PM UTC
This hurts.
You. One word. Three letters. All I can think of is y o u. Except, its been one year since I've seen you and three months since we've talked. So why can I only think of y o u?
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Dec 6, 2014
Dec 6, 2014 at 10:33 PM UTC
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