i have wasted so much paper for you i have told strangers things i haven't thought about telling you i have written poetry like its a cheap substitute for therapy and i've held the pencil so hard the lead breaks when my hands shake too much to keep going i have gone to all of these great lengths i have written epics about the way you left me i have written sonnets about how you came back ive never shown you any of this in fear you will see how my handwriting slowly deteriorates into shaky lines and abstract complaints in fear that you will make the connection that i havent spent one day free of you since we met i feel like i have so much to say and maybe im an expert on beating around the bush or maybe you're just too self absorbed to hear me i have tried every way to encrypt my words and say them without letting their meaning sink into your skin ive got enough for a novel but i havent made my point i love you stop hurting me