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  Apr 2 Poet
Lyle
just once
I want to be called beautiful
I wont believe you anyways
but i'll want to
just once I want you to tell me i'm worth it
I won't trust you
but i'll try
just once I want you to see me
i'll pretend you weren't looking at me
but i'll know
just once I want to be told i'm perfect
flaws included
but I won't believe you
  Apr 2 Poet
Lyle
i'm scared that when I have kids
i'll parent just like her
or her
drugs and abandonment on one end
abuse and manipulation on the other
I don't know how to end the cycle
when I see myself in the reflection of both of their eyes
  Apr 2 Poet
Lyle
I wish you would break me
quit hitting me just hard enough to fracture
and break me already
i'm tired of gluing the pieces back together
i'm tired of the lies
the makeup
the blinking away tears from my eyes
just woman up
and break me already
  Apr 2 Poet
Lyle
ink
what's that on your wrists?
words I stowed away
penned in ink
so I can write them down for you all later
  Apr 2 Poet
Lyle
yes, I am a try-hard
I try hard to make people see me
yes, I am a people-pleaser
I don't want anyone mad at me
yes, I'll hop on the bandwagon
I don't want to be left behind
  Apr 2 Poet
Lyle
is a black cat
with white paws
one stitched back up
from where she finally burst
at the end of her long
silky black tail
is a white tip
that I would chew on when I was young
her eyes are green
her nose pink
I've had her since I can remember
My beautiful stuffed bella
  Apr 2 Poet
Lyle
just another quick write
before I sign off for the night
today I laughed
I loved
I learned
So I feel like that made it a great day
dontcha think?
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