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I let him hold my heart in his hands Hoping he would be gentle I prayed he wouldn't leave me Like the others before him He was promising His hands sheltered my beating muscle His fingers were a ribcage Palms - a protective skin But the commitment wasn't enough And he dropped my ****** vessels He stole the pericardium away And left me with an infection He dangled his theft in front of me He watched me try to mask the pain Knowing he took the protective layer away
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Aug 28, 2015
Aug 28, 2015 at 10:08 PM UTC
Heart Holding
I let him hold my heart in his hands Hoping he would be gentle I prayed he wouldn't leave me Like the others before him He was promising His hands sheltered my beating muscle His fingers were a ribcage Palms - a protective skin But the commitment wasn't enough And he dropped my ****** vessels He stole the pericardium away And left me with an infection He dangled his theft in front of me He watched me try to mask the pain Knowing he took the protective layer away
Adding more pain to my already battered heart. I haven't felt this hopeless in years.
allyson-walsh
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Aug 28, 2015
Aug 28, 2015 at 10:08 PM UTC
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