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Fine Wine

by @emilymercados

I was like a fine wine Getting better with age My life was a theatre And you got drunk on the stage You said you'd kiss my scars I guess that was okay I said that's not what I wanted You took advantage anyway Mouth like a snake Biting deep into my skin Making my bones ache And my heart's walls grow thin I asked you to stop Said I'd had enough But you refused to drop The gun you aimed at me I self diagnosed Stockholm syndrome And though I had remorse I could not stop, drop and run Your fire touched my skin And lit me bright red You poured gasoline on me From my toes to my head Through tears I looked at you "It's my fault", I said "I'm sorry for loving you" And your ego I fed Till one day I cried Washed all of you away Your marks had died I started on a new way Now it's been a few months Months that have felt like years But I no longer see your face And my face has felt no tears I started a new chapter I finally turned the page Just like a fine wine I'm getting better with age
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Published
Sep 5, 2015
Time
2m
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I'm getting better.

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