loving you
was like self-mutilation
loving you
was like how a high school girl
first picked up the blade
and prayed for the courage
to drag it across her skin
loving you
was like how a dancer
bent over the toilet
to regurgitate back
what she had eaten
for dinner
in secret
loving you
was like sneaking out of my house
thrilled
hoping not to get caught
loving you
was like discovering the entire universe
not knowing
that there isn’t air
in this vacuum
loving you
was like a old man
gasping for breaths in between
before his death bed
loving you
was like catching a glimpse
of how the world is
loving you
is both
exciting
aphrodisiac
hurting
hopeless
Oct 6, 2013
Oct 6, 2013 at 8:33 AM UTC
loving you
was like self-mutilation
loving you
was like how a high school girl
first picked up the blade
and prayed for the courage
to drag it across her skin
loving you
was like how a dancer
bent over the toilet
to regurgitate back
what she had eaten
for dinner
in secret
loving you
was like sneaking out of my house
thrilled
hoping not to get caught
loving you
was like discovering the entire universe
not knowing
that there isn’t air
in this vacuum
loving you
was like a old man
gasping for breaths in between
before his death bed
loving you
was like catching a glimpse
of how the world is
loving you
is both
exciting
aphrodisiac
hurting
hopeless
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