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Punch

There are two types

of punches

in this world

and I'll take them

both.

Maybe one

right in the face

before I become

the punch line

to your insensitive

little jokes

(sorry I forgot

to laugh this time.)

 

And even then

I'll take them gladly

as the blood

makes its acquaintance

with my tears

and my fears

become entangled

with fury.

 

Hurry up.

 

Tell me

that no one

will ever love me

and that I'm just

another ugly girl

in a ****** up world

that will do nothing

but swallow me whole

and purge me

once it tastes my

bitterness.

I'm sorry

I wasn't

sweet enough

for you.

 

You.

Craver of life's

toxic temptations.

Infatuations

with the

nicotine filled paper

you place

between your lips

and the horror stories

you read at three

in the morning

as you wish to become

another doomed character

created by your favourite authors.

 

But you didn't even bother

to realize that

our lives are the horror stories

and as much as I wanted

to put the book down

I kept screaming for more.

 

Always craving

but never satisfied.

 

And all I can hear is

daddy crying out

"You could have died!"

"You could have died!"

 

You

could

have

died.

 

I don't care,

god ******

I thought the

tears in his eyes

would have

stopped me

but the

spilled blood

on the floor

was so taunting

and I knew

right then

that I'd

always

want

more.

I guess I really am

a *********

because you know

for a fact that I

would kiss

the hands

that punched me

in the face

 

one

     too

          many

                   times

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ridley-mcnabb
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Jan 30, 2017
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