The bond we had
Was made of rust and rubble
And when we finally crumbled
There were pieces of me you stole

There was a ghost left in your wake
That floated listlessly
Into any arms that opened for her

A desperate search for unlocked doors
And empty beds
Haunting houses that will never become homes

A purgatory of names I don't remember
Hands I can't stop feeling
Even when they stop touching me
Even when I close my eyes

I thought I could be revived
If I found someone to fill me up
Even temporarily

The heat between my thighs
And hot breath gasping in my ears
Burning me alive

Recklessly, I tried
To let them push you out of me
Shamelessly, I lied
When I told them I liked it

My complacent facade
Slowly dripped off my face
I decided to make this broken heart my home

I pushed away the arms
I shed the strangers fingerprints
That were branded on my skin

I realized you can only become a ghost
If you let someone **** you
You are not the sum of your lost parts
But instead the ones left behind

There are some days when I look in the mirror
That a stranger stares back
Today I smile at her

Yes, there are parts of me you stole
That I will never recover
But the ones you took
Are the ones that I can live without