what can I do to be good enough for you?
i’ll drop the pounds
i’ll wear the makeup
i’ll get the grades
i’ll force the laugh
but then
when you are left
with this distorted image
of a human being
who’s twisted and broken
crinkling at the edges
and burning up
from the inside out
please don’t sneer
in disgust.
when everything’s rolling together
and coming to a close
and you let me catch you
by the ends of your fingertips
don’t flinch
from the artificial thing I became
for the sake
of winning you.
Jan 13, 2014
Jan 13, 2014 at 10:52 PM UTC
what can I do to be good enough for you?
i’ll drop the pounds
i’ll wear the makeup
i’ll get the grades
i’ll force the laugh
but then
when you are left
with this distorted image
of a human being
who’s twisted and broken
crinkling at the edges
and burning up
from the inside out
please don’t sneer
in disgust.
when everything’s rolling together
and coming to a close
and you let me catch you
by the ends of your fingertips
don’t flinch
from the artificial thing I became
for the sake
of winning you.
