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I tend to push away

what comes too close to me.

I know I will regret it,

though I just let it

happen, I always do.

 

I don't know what it means.

 

Are things going too fast,

or is it me, who is too slow again?

Every now and then

I feel that I can't keep up

with the world

it's spinning so fast.

I can't keep up

with my thoughts,

they spin too fast,

without any clear direction.

My heart needs protection,

my head just implodes.

 

I have this evil fire

within me,

its screams frantically,

I can't control it.

I reject,

I reject,

I reject until there's

nothing left to reject,

until there are only

things to regret.

I own a collection

of those regrets,

they are staring at me,

lustfully,

from the dusty shelves

of my better self.

 

I don't know what it means.

 

There are too many things

that went wrong.

I've never grown strong

enough to fight this fire.

It suffocates and burns

until my pain turns

into disgust.

I don't even trust

myself, so how can I

trust you?

 

What was close split,

and there is not a bit

that stayed.

This puts gasoline

on my fire.

I really admire

how you try to love me,

it's just above me

why anyone would

waste their time.

 

I don't know what it means.

 

I'm suffocated by fear,

I choke on near-

ness,

I deserve less

than offered to me.

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Jun 28, 2010
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