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I’m tired of being treated the way he treats me Through his looking glass, I am only an image of a limp retired doll Something to turn on when he wants to pick at heartstrings, Or to make me dance for him, my insides tied to his quick fingers I'm addicted to the way he strokes me with his fingers, The way he plays me as i sing, scream with numbing pleasure, the kind you feel reverberate within your chest But i know he doesn’t feel the same He only grips me tight when he’s bored, wants entertainment, wants to feel wanted, He only loves the taste of affection dripping from between my legs because i give it without question He knows that he’ll have someone to disappear into when he’s craving the touch of red silk Or to play with until he becomes bored of yet another game for him, I smile, I laugh, I act, im easy to manipulate, to use, But to be used by him felt innocent, felt lightheaded, felt giddy, The smiles from him were enough to make me feel that i was truly alive So i listen with interest and concern without him ever doing the same for me I allowed him into my head before i kissed his, kept him in my heart before i invited him between my legs Dreamed of his hands long before i held them But that was my mistake allowing someone who i knew couldn’t provide me the love i so desperately craved that's the cycle we spun in, my smile only used to *** on, my throat to swallow, and my voice to ask for more Somewhere deep down, I knew he didn’t feel the chest palpations, he couldn't feel the sun dappled against his skin, didn't care when i tapped out my heartbeat on his chest, my fingers feeling nothing beneath them And to realize that not only did he not feel these instincts, But that he does not care about me the same way i care for him, To realize that im just someone to inhale and exhale, and return to only when he wants someone to listen and to hold him But im bitter now, bitter at the sweet i used to be Because i always give myself to people who don't see my value And only see someone to use, to watercolor yellow for a while While they disregard my many emotions, my art, my writings I thought this time i got it right, but i swerved left yet again, excusing his harm as a fixable flaw I ignored all the waving red flags My red silk used against me
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Jun 23, 2020
Jun 23, 2020 at 2:53 AM UTC
Red Silk
I’m tired of being treated the way he treats me Through his looking glass, I am only an image of a limp retired doll Something to turn on when he wants to pick at heartstrings, Or to make me dance for him, my insides tied to his quick fingers I'm addicted to the way he strokes me with his fingers, The way he plays me as i sing, scream with numbing pleasure, the kind you feel reverberate within your chest But i know he doesn’t feel the same He only grips me tight when he’s bored, wants entertainment, wants to feel wanted, He only loves the taste of affection dripping from between my legs because i give it without question He knows that he’ll have someone to disappear into when he’s craving the touch of red silk Or to play with until he becomes bored of yet another game for him, I smile, I laugh, I act, im easy to manipulate, to use, But to be used by him felt innocent, felt lightheaded, felt giddy, The smiles from him were enough to make me feel that i was truly alive So i listen with interest and concern without him ever doing the same for me I allowed him into my head before i kissed his, kept him in my heart before i invited him between my legs Dreamed of his hands long before i held them But that was my mistake allowing someone who i knew couldn’t provide me the love i so desperately craved that's the cycle we spun in, my smile only used to *** on, my throat to swallow, and my voice to ask for more Somewhere deep down, I knew he didn’t feel the chest palpations, he couldn't feel the sun dappled against his skin, didn't care when i tapped out my heartbeat on his chest, my fingers feeling nothing beneath them And to realize that not only did he not feel these instincts, But that he does not care about me the same way i care for him, To realize that im just someone to inhale and exhale, and return to only when he wants someone to listen and to hold him But im bitter now, bitter at the sweet i used to be Because i always give myself to people who don't see my value And only see someone to use, to watercolor yellow for a while While they disregard my many emotions, my art, my writings I thought this time i got it right, but i swerved left yet again, excusing his harm as a fixable flaw I ignored all the waving red flags My red silk used against me
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Jun 23, 2020
Jun 23, 2020 at 2:53 AM UTC
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