You keep presenting yourself
walking proudly in this cold & empty room.
I know you don't want to leave,
what are you without me anyway?
You rely on the sickness of my existence,
the alcohol breath that pours out during the weekends & the tobacco stains hidden underneath my fingernails.
I thought that you left me,
but it was then that I truly met you.
You had a name but I failed to acknowledge you.
I met a friend of yours before,
we played a game of Russian Roulette that involved empty stomachs & impulsive work out routines.
He gave me unimaginable power, to lie & cheat.
That's how you won,
by gaining gratification while gazing at your reflection in the mirror. He was persistent.
I tried to let him go,
but he called you.
You must have lost your car keys when fetching him because you're still here.
Now it's 5 years gone,
I still see you,
I still see him.
We're seeing people to prepare me for your future departure,
there's not much out there though so you might as well stay.
Oct 23, 2016
Oct 23, 2016 at 4:27 PM UTC
You keep presenting yourself
walking proudly in this cold & empty room.
I know you don't want to leave,
what are you without me anyway?
You rely on the sickness of my existence,
the alcohol breath that pours out during the weekends & the tobacco stains hidden underneath my fingernails.
I thought that you left me,
but it was then that I truly met you.
You had a name but I failed to acknowledge you.
I met a friend of yours before,
we played a game of Russian Roulette that involved empty stomachs & impulsive work out routines.
He gave me unimaginable power, to lie & cheat.
That's how you won,
by gaining gratification while gazing at your reflection in the mirror. He was persistent.
I tried to let him go,
but he called you.
You must have lost your car keys when fetching him because you're still here.
Now it's 5 years gone,
I still see you,
I still see him.
We're seeing people to prepare me for your future departure,
there's not much out there though so you might as well stay.
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