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Don't let yourself go numb or let yourself cry in empty parking lots When you forget what its like when he used to hold your hand. His hands are rough and strong, and it when you let yourself numb it's not poetic, it's letting him wrap his hands around your throat. Don't find new ways to poison yourself when the weight of the missing "I love you's" feels like it's going to crush you. They were lies and they're going to crack your ribcage in half so they can puncture your heart, and it's only going to feel heavy a little longer so hang in there, it'll be okay. Don't text him long unreadable messages when you're crying in your room at 1 in the morning because you remember the way he used to hold you and wipe your tears away with his thumb. He is not that person anymore. You shouldn't be either.
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Jan 19, 2015
Jan 19, 2015 at 12:29 AM UTC
things i wish someone told me
Don't let yourself go numb or let yourself cry in empty parking lots When you forget what its like when he used to hold your hand. His hands are rough and strong, and it when you let yourself numb it's not poetic, it's letting him wrap his hands around your throat. Don't find new ways to poison yourself when the weight of the missing "I love you's" feels like it's going to crush you. They were lies and they're going to crack your ribcage in half so they can puncture your heart, and it's only going to feel heavy a little longer so hang in there, it'll be okay. Don't text him long unreadable messages when you're crying in your room at 1 in the morning because you remember the way he used to hold you and wipe your tears away with his thumb. He is not that person anymore. You shouldn't be either.
I watched you change and you left me here to pick up the pieces of a broken girl you swore you'd love until she died. I guess that's why you stopped loving me, then.
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Jan 19, 2015
Jan 19, 2015 at 12:29 AM UTC
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