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Apr 2020
why
do you
look at me
with such perfection?

Am I ugly? Would someone please tell me.
Am I ugly? Or am I an *******? Or a monster? An Animal?
I'm so sorry, I don't think you should love me, I don't think--- that-

I don't think you should
hold me, closely, or you'll see
the bags beneath my eyes; that's right,
I was up all night worrying about you.

Does it make you
feel good?
to know
I am
numb.

I know
              deep down
                               like the bottom of the ocean
                                                                            or a staircase,

I am numb.






and it hurts so bad.





and I'm so sorry.






But I must be leaving-





nevermind what I had to say.
Anxiety just chokes me whenever I'm around people I find attractive, and it's so horrible to know that I'll probably never be able to express myself. There isn't a deeper meaning to that feeling, but it feels like there should be. That's how it traps you into never living your life,  or finding people you care about, because it's all in your head; just implanted there by previous relationships that have gone sour.
Written by
Patrick Harrison  18/M/Chicago
(18/M/Chicago)   
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