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Growing up We’re told that We should Watch our drinks at parties Not go out alone Carry pepper spray Don’t talk to strangers on the street But no one ever warns you About the boy with the brown eyes Who tells you “You’re pretty” Who takes you on your first Real dates No one warns you About the boys Who try to impress you The ones Who steal your heart And make it flutter Those are the boys Who you should be careful about They know their intentions As well as you do I don’t remember much About that night It was filled with cheap alcohol And the smell of the fire I do remember Telling you "No": That no matter how much I drank I didn’t want What came Later that night I woke up the next morning Feeling regret and blaming myself I cried to my friends As I did my makeup in front of the mirror You took something from me That I can never get back But I didn’t talk about it For quite some time Because I thought It was my fault But as I grew I realized What you actually did Now I do not blame myself I only blame you
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Apr 13, 2019
Apr 13, 2019 at 12:55 AM UTC
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Growing up We’re told that We should Watch our drinks at parties Not go out alone Carry pepper spray Don’t talk to strangers on the street But no one ever warns you About the boy with the brown eyes Who tells you “You’re pretty” Who takes you on your first Real dates No one warns you About the boys Who try to impress you The ones Who steal your heart And make it flutter Those are the boys Who you should be careful about They know their intentions As well as you do I don’t remember much About that night It was filled with cheap alcohol And the smell of the fire I do remember Telling you "No": That no matter how much I drank I didn’t want What came Later that night I woke up the next morning Feeling regret and blaming myself I cried to my friends As I did my makeup in front of the mirror You took something from me That I can never get back But I didn’t talk about it For quite some time Because I thought It was my fault But as I grew I realized What you actually did Now I do not blame myself I only blame you
#growth#pain#warning
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Apr 13, 2019
Apr 13, 2019 at 12:55 AM UTC
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