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I'm not sure why I cried, weeping for what I thought were missed July's. You sat across from me The second time I tried to break up with you. It wasn't enough till the third. You had consumed me whole and I couldn't look at myself in you any more, I am sorry I should have done it sooner. I am sure you felt his laugh in me and heard the way I said his name The fingerprints on my tongue were never yours dusted tip to tip I am sure you tasted his spit. I am so sorry I should have done it sooner When I came to pick up my life from your clutches of the back room You taped a note on the mirror that said Be happy It wasn't intended for me. And for the first time in two years I felt a crack in my heart for you I realized I still had your smile I didn't mean to keep your senses They must have jumped in my pockets when I left And no matter how many times you wash your clothes I know my scent is in every shirt Every thread My lungs are still gasping in your curtains Burning holes quicker than the sun You should have opened them You should have felt me free I left you in the rubble of empty promises and resurrected guilt I am so sorry. I should have done it sooner.
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Jul 22, 2014
Jul 22, 2014 at 1:32 AM UTC
I'm still happy I broke up with you
I'm not sure why I cried, weeping for what I thought were missed July's. You sat across from me The second time I tried to break up with you. It wasn't enough till the third. You had consumed me whole and I couldn't look at myself in you any more, I am sorry I should have done it sooner. I am sure you felt his laugh in me and heard the way I said his name The fingerprints on my tongue were never yours dusted tip to tip I am sure you tasted his spit. I am so sorry I should have done it sooner When I came to pick up my life from your clutches of the back room You taped a note on the mirror that said Be happy It wasn't intended for me. And for the first time in two years I felt a crack in my heart for you I realized I still had your smile I didn't mean to keep your senses They must have jumped in my pockets when I left And no matter how many times you wash your clothes I know my scent is in every shirt Every thread My lungs are still gasping in your curtains Burning holes quicker than the sun You should have opened them You should have felt me free I left you in the rubble of empty promises and resurrected guilt I am so sorry. I should have done it sooner.
I'm still happy I broke up with you.
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jackonary
Jul 22, 2014
Jul 22, 2014 at 1:32 AM UTC
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