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I listen as your throat fills up again Spilling tainted tales of torment That twist till your tongue ties itself In knots to form a new shape of you. You will talk until I am convinced. Talk until the riddles stumble Upon sense And I will listen until your face turns blue. I see the knot you've become. A contortionist - you seem set on self mutilation; While I watch wincing With every sharp angle your tangles Take you. It must hurt to paint your body with my blood. It must hurt to push your feet Into shoes not built for you. And I know you'll never find her The shell you've moulded your shadow to fit; As I too have played dress up in fantasy clothing; And trust in me that they never hang well. But I hope one day you find her; The girl I met back then; With a figure that wore her own words, Because I really did like her; I just wish you had liked her too.
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Dec 15, 2019
Dec 15, 2019 at 6:28 PM UTC
To a girl lost in letters,
I listen as your throat fills up again Spilling tainted tales of torment That twist till your tongue ties itself In knots to form a new shape of you. You will talk until I am convinced. Talk until the riddles stumble Upon sense And I will listen until your face turns blue. I see the knot you've become. A contortionist - you seem set on self mutilation; While I watch wincing With every sharp angle your tangles Take you. It must hurt to paint your body with my blood. It must hurt to push your feet Into shoes not built for you. And I know you'll never find her The shell you've moulded your shadow to fit; As I too have played dress up in fantasy clothing; And trust in me that they never hang well. But I hope one day you find her; The girl I met back then; With a figure that wore her own words, Because I really did like her; I just wish you had liked her too.
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21/F/Copenhagen
Dec 15, 2019
Dec 15, 2019 at 6:28 PM UTC
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