Boys don't like girls like me
Boys don't like girls
With frizzy hair
And red velvet tongues
Boys don't like girls
Who wear heavy boots
And leather jackets a size too big
With pins pushed through the fabric
Declaring their beliefs
Like picket signs
Boys don't like girls
With outie belly buttons
Boys don't like girls
Who shop in the men's section
At thrift stores
Boys don't like girls
Who shut themselves in ivory towers
And refuse to let down their hair
Because they're too afraid
Boys don't like girls
Who talk to plants
Boys don't like girls
Who pick the pickles off
Of their cheeseburger because
They believe its the best part
And you always save the best for last
Boys don't like girls
Who carry trauma on their backs like boulders
Boys don't like girls
Who don't know how to kiss
Without leaving
Blood stains on your lips
Boys don't like girls
Who write love poems for themselves
Who practice archery and witchcraft
Because it makes them feel stronger
Who dance in their kitchen
To the music of popping popcorn
Who shy away from touch
Because to them it feels like acid
Who have stretch marks and cellulite
Who'd rather stay at home with the dog
Than go to that party
Who have ice in their soul
Boys don't like girls like me
And I'm trying to be ok with that
Mar 1, 2014
Mar 1, 2014 at 10:58 AM UTC
Boys don't like girls like me
Boys don't like girls
With frizzy hair
And red velvet tongues
Boys don't like girls
Who wear heavy boots
And leather jackets a size too big
With pins pushed through the fabric
Declaring their beliefs
Like picket signs
Boys don't like girls
With outie belly buttons
Boys don't like girls
Who shop in the men's section
At thrift stores
Boys don't like girls
Who shut themselves in ivory towers
And refuse to let down their hair
Because they're too afraid
Boys don't like girls
Who talk to plants
Boys don't like girls
Who pick the pickles off
Of their cheeseburger because
They believe its the best part
And you always save the best for last
Boys don't like girls
Who carry trauma on their backs like boulders
Boys don't like girls
Who don't know how to kiss
Without leaving
Blood stains on your lips
Boys don't like girls
Who write love poems for themselves
Who practice archery and witchcraft
Because it makes them feel stronger
Who dance in their kitchen
To the music of popping popcorn
Who shy away from touch
Because to them it feels like acid
Who have stretch marks and cellulite
Who'd rather stay at home with the dog
Than go to that party
Who have ice in their soul
Boys don't like girls like me
And I'm trying to be ok with that
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