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dream

I could never be anyone's dream girl

because I mostly keep to myself

and I find comfort in that way of life

my world is an island

and people are the sea

true, it's lonely

but I know I am home

 

and I could never be anyone's dream girl

because the ferry runs everywhere but here

it brushes up against the shore but never stops

because no one desires to visit

I bury my head deep in the sand

and my heart deeper still

hey, sometimes clear blue skies warm my skin

they cut through the torrential rain and storms

and those skies and that sun belong to me

just like the downpour

it's all mine

it's all me

 

and I could never be anyone's dream girl

because I chose this life

I cut myself off from civilization

from humanity itself at a young age

I’ve removed it from my life like a useless limb

I’ve ruined those I might have loved

once upon a time

their lifeless bodies float out in the endless expanse of ocean

my kisses poisonous, my hugs constricting

but my departure and coldness held the blade

and I twisted it inside of each of them

like it was a game

 

and I could never be anyone's dream girl

because I **** my own happiness

and that of others

just by existing

and just by existing alone

I could never be anyone's dream girl

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scarlet-london
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Jan 20, 2015
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