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dubious

can you promise me

that you won’t commit suicide.

so there will be a

          slight chance that you’ll

          inhabit my future.

we could do amazing things together.

                    (...make happy memories and

                    have fights that will be made up…)

it’ll be a great story to tell our children—

          (a great story indeed).

i promise that you’ll be satisfied—

          (you’ll be satisfied).

i don’t care about the hugs and kisses.

                    (...that’s not love…)

          (definitely not love.)

love is being with who makes you happy.

          (you make me very happy).

i promise that you’ll be happy—

          (i’ll make a million promises).

                    (...that will be kept…)

but can you promise that there will be a future.

          for there to be a future,

          you must stay alive.

                    (...don’t die, i love you…)

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Written by
samanthanguyen
17 / F / here
Published
Jul 30, 2018
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24·127
Tags
#love#pain#suicide
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