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Wrapping Paper

WrappingPaper If you look past my words Read it as a metaphor Read my expressions Note my defenses Follow me when I run You'll see what an emotional wreck I am The littlest comment The tiniest miscommunication The slightest insult I break I'm insecure about everything Why won't it just end.  I'm tired of this ass I'm tired of the gut I'm tired of this face The skin The feet The hair There's a reason I wear a hat There's a reason I wear four layers I only like texting I hate the way my voice sounds I hate my smile I wish I could wear shades all the time I play it all off as a joke Until you leave Then I go and do things like this Or better I'm the only thing stopping me from being happy Everyone loves me I have money I had a girl I have a bear I had scars I had a drug problem Solution perhaps I haz a chezburger I have nice things I have my eyes on one thing A mirror I look inward to find possible problems Tell myself I'm gonna take care of it I never do Everything nice I do is for myself For my own self gratification Like I'm trying to become a god So they will worship me No one will be able to speak of my flaws My obvious flaws I try to help people but inside I can't see them happy I have no empathy Why should they be happy when I am not I don't do drugs so I'm better I'm smarter so I'm better I'm in BETTER shape I'm faster I'm taller I know more in the subject I'm _____er than you I know you better than you do But you know nothing of me Cuz I don't let you in I convince myself I'm someone I'm not so you won't possibly see the real me Cuz I cut And I'm depressed Because I am But I love learning But hate living But love eating But hate weight But can't throw up cuz I don't care that much I don't work out much cuz I don't care that much I don't do homework cuz I don't care that much Cuz I'm chiller than you I don't care about anything Except my self image About looking like someone who doesn't care while not letting myself go So I dream of you I cling to you Who knows what we'd do Probably nothing You'd get bored They all do Cuz I can't look like I try to love you I can't show any signs So you can't read me Cuz I'm in a different language That not even I can read I'm a dog chasing a car Or a dog with a bone You'd be buried away Just for me It's not a good life for the bone Never seeing anyone else and slowly getting eaten away I can't quite end it Something needs to complete me That's your call never to make Save me without giving in Don't fill my emptiness I'll spill it everywhere Why do I try To know me To show you I get it You can't leave cuz you don't know how You need to see me The real me And kill me so I finally can
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