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Leaving Me

The best part about you leaving

Is forgetting you.

It’s as though the sugar you injected into me

To keep me sweet for you,

And only you,

Is dying off;

Slowly but surely,

Until the only part of you that will

Remain in my body

Is the notch in my heart.

 

You will always own that

Notch in my heart.

It will always make me care for you,

And make it like my heart always beat for two.

It will always skip a beat

When I see you in the streets.

The smell of burnt tobacco

Will always make my hands tie knots into the bedsheets,

All for you.

 

I used to believe

That with your sweet honey

Injected into my heart,

I would never be able to forget you,

Much less let you go.

But now, I see that lovers will

Come and go.

You do not own the sweet tune

That makes me undress for you;

And better will come after you.

You leaving hurt, yes,

But without you I am whole.

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Written by
Emma_Harlow
22 / F / San Junipero
Published
Sep 1, 2018
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