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An Open Letter To Boys Wanting Love

You'll love her with all your skin, tongue and lungs. The way that the air is just so much more crisp whenever she's in proximity to your hands. It turns the scattered dust in the atmosphere into magnifying glasses Aimed directly at her Spotlighting everything you wish you could put into words but can't Because she's just too fucking unbelievable That even if you tried, you would offend yourself and the gods with how little it compares to The love she makes you feel in reality. You would do everything for her. Hold her until your bones start to crack So that she'll understand just what you mean When you tell her that you'll never let her go. But she still doesn't get it. She'll never understand that when you tell her that you want nothing more Than to let your dust be her dust, her words to be in your cheeks Her nose to be your daughters nose You mean that you want nothing more than to keep her forever. But you never will. Because you never stood a chance. You thought that by giving your whole self over to her she would offer you the same respect. That's not how this world works. It never was. These valiant efforts of yours are now dubbed selfish and inconsiderate by others For not taking her feelings into account. Because she doesn't know what true love is. She never felt the need to have you near. For her daughters smile to be your smile. For your hands to cradle her head when she's sad. To let you talk for hours without listening to a single goddamn word you're saying, Because she's lost in the sound of your voice. Because she doesn't know how to accept anything she isn't willing to give.
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caitlin-drew
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Nov 25, 2012
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