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I am broken glass, causing pain to anyone who comes close enough to try. I am a scared girl, a woman who is terrified of commitment. I used to see happiness. Now I simply see a bottomless pool and my pockets are filled with rocks as I sink into the blackness. I used to love so fiercely that it burned holes in our hands and left scars on our lips. Now I run, faster and further and don't stop until the distance between us is a chasm. If you fall for me be warned. I do not know how to love back. When I hurt you, when I sleep with someone whose name is not yours or I disappear it is not because you weren't good enough. I just don't know how to love back. He taught me that promises lie and that they will hurt you. It's inevitable. I will sting you with my words. I will make you ache for my warmth when I turn my back. You'll ask why when you find out I slept around. Hurting you before you leave. I'm sorry, but it's the only way I know how to survive.
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May 9, 2015
May 9, 2015 at 9:09 PM UTC
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I am broken glass, causing pain to anyone who comes close enough to try. I am a scared girl, a woman who is terrified of commitment. I used to see happiness. Now I simply see a bottomless pool and my pockets are filled with rocks as I sink into the blackness. I used to love so fiercely that it burned holes in our hands and left scars on our lips. Now I run, faster and further and don't stop until the distance between us is a chasm. If you fall for me be warned. I do not know how to love back. When I hurt you, when I sleep with someone whose name is not yours or I disappear it is not because you weren't good enough. I just don't know how to love back. He taught me that promises lie and that they will hurt you. It's inevitable. I will sting you with my words. I will make you ache for my warmth when I turn my back. You'll ask why when you find out I slept around. Hurting you before you leave. I'm sorry, but it's the only way I know how to survive.
cassie-stoddard
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May 9, 2015
May 9, 2015 at 9:09 PM UTC
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