From naked skin
to woven leaf
I eat
forbidden fruit.

How do you
Forgive yourself
For all the
Things that
You never
Became?

mint gum makes my nose tickle

mint toothpaste makes my eyes water

mint ice cream makes my teeth hurt

just like you hurt me

lillies
and lilacs
violet
and white
the scent
of sweetness
makes it
alright
bitter
sweetness
coats
my tongue
vines
creeping
with blossoms
twisting
around
the swing
and there
we sat
just you and me
your hand in mine
for eternity

You don't hurt people with a 'No'
You hurt them with a 'Maybe'
When you know the answer
Is 'No'

our broken pieces
are not a match
instead of making me
whole
you scratch
and cut
me

You told me that you had my back,
And I thought that was true,
Now my shadow's still behind me,
but where on earth are you?

On the park swings, He told me:
I would never hit you, not like the others. Trust me.
Trust me.
I only smiled and tipped my head back
But I could tell you where it hurts.
The things we don't say.