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love its a beautiful thing really, its brutal, its strong it so deep, and so heartwarming, and at the same time, it makes me want to cry, scream pound my bed, punch the white cement wall until my knuckles are ****** raw and the wall has a display of reds. it makes me want to break an elegant expensive vase, and crush it in my hand. its destructive, desired, dangerous, and yet i want to laugh i want to sing and dance! dance to oh what a night dance with my yellow watercolored pillow case, with my favorite pillow stuffed inside oh, love is so peculiar isn’t it? its spectacular, and its like standing in the middle of a ballroom where dresses and suit ties of different hues reflect the chandelier light hanging from the ceiling, an array of rainbows cast on the walls. and yet, theres an emptiness… one I’m afraid i cannot fill, and rely on you to. its like standing in an ocean of chaos, of excitement and watching it from afar at the same time. i can see myself swimming with the sharks, yet i am a bystander as the thread of my life is strung tautly, i watch myself bleed, gruesomely torn to pieces i watch as the water darkens from spilt wine, the wine that was once salty becomes sickly sweet around me but i continue watching myself become bones stuck in their teeth. its like being in an aquarium, encased in water, and yet, still not a part of it, a distance, yet, a proximity i watch myself drown through the looking glass, unable to help. the sign says don’t tap the glass, but i pound and pound. I am the only one watching myself slowly slow, and slowly stop. stop breathing, stop fighting. love is holding your breath, being cautious, yet careless. Its diving recklessly, unsure whether to be sober, or drunk, and being both. its like seeing myself on a high diving board, the water beneath is so deep, it seems to never start, and never end at the same time. I can see myself, on the edge peering over, scared to take a leap of faith, yet relived i can still feel the sharp breaths, nervous stomach, because it means i can still feel, i am still capable of human emotions i thought had left me long ago, before you.
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Mar 18, 2018
Mar 18, 2018 at 9:07 PM UTC
What is Love?
love its a beautiful thing really, its brutal, its strong it so deep, and so heartwarming, and at the same time, it makes me want to cry, scream pound my bed, punch the white cement wall until my knuckles are ****** raw and the wall has a display of reds. it makes me want to break an elegant expensive vase, and crush it in my hand. its destructive, desired, dangerous, and yet i want to laugh i want to sing and dance! dance to oh what a night dance with my yellow watercolored pillow case, with my favorite pillow stuffed inside oh, love is so peculiar isn’t it? its spectacular, and its like standing in the middle of a ballroom where dresses and suit ties of different hues reflect the chandelier light hanging from the ceiling, an array of rainbows cast on the walls. and yet, theres an emptiness… one I’m afraid i cannot fill, and rely on you to. its like standing in an ocean of chaos, of excitement and watching it from afar at the same time. i can see myself swimming with the sharks, yet i am a bystander as the thread of my life is strung tautly, i watch myself bleed, gruesomely torn to pieces i watch as the water darkens from spilt wine, the wine that was once salty becomes sickly sweet around me but i continue watching myself become bones stuck in their teeth. its like being in an aquarium, encased in water, and yet, still not a part of it, a distance, yet, a proximity i watch myself drown through the looking glass, unable to help. the sign says don’t tap the glass, but i pound and pound. I am the only one watching myself slowly slow, and slowly stop. stop breathing, stop fighting. love is holding your breath, being cautious, yet careless. Its diving recklessly, unsure whether to be sober, or drunk, and being both. its like seeing myself on a high diving board, the water beneath is so deep, it seems to never start, and never end at the same time. I can see myself, on the edge peering over, scared to take a leap of faith, yet relived i can still feel the sharp breaths, nervous stomach, because it means i can still feel, i am still capable of human emotions i thought had left me long ago, before you.
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Mar 18, 2018
Mar 18, 2018 at 9:07 PM UTC
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