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My eyes are sore and tired, I’ve watched so much disintegrate in my hands And now my hands are empty I don’t trust them to hold on to anything of substance anymore Like it's their fault, like I can blame it on them Like I'm not a flight risk with an affinity for loss I spend too much time Trying to be more important than I am And it’s wearing me thin All the way down to skin and bones, And if you took apart my skeleton You’d find bitterness in all the cracks and spaces And speaking of space My chest is a black hole Always consuming light Never radiating it, it seems I try not to wake up to emptiness But please understand, it’s hard to avoid When you’re the one who fills the space And you’re not here
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Jan 16, 2016
Jan 16, 2016 at 2:52 PM UTC
Please Understand, I Am Fragile
My eyes are sore and tired, I’ve watched so much disintegrate in my hands And now my hands are empty I don’t trust them to hold on to anything of substance anymore Like it's their fault, like I can blame it on them Like I'm not a flight risk with an affinity for loss I spend too much time Trying to be more important than I am And it’s wearing me thin All the way down to skin and bones, And if you took apart my skeleton You’d find bitterness in all the cracks and spaces And speaking of space My chest is a black hole Always consuming light Never radiating it, it seems I try not to wake up to emptiness But please understand, it’s hard to avoid When you’re the one who fills the space And you’re not here
claire-rose
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Jan 16, 2016
Jan 16, 2016 at 2:52 PM UTC
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