
one side is ethereal
the other
it can be daunting
at times
i have no control

one side is ethereal
the other
it can be daunting
at times
i have no control

I hate it.
I hate that I can’t
prove you wrong
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It’s not the same
You think it is
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I hate that.
Please note: trigger warning.

My relationship with you
is not the kindest
You stare at me
Try to control me
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Sometimes you grab me by the throat
leave me gasping for air
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Other times I stare back at you
You cannot reach for me
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We go back and forth
every day.

lost in a vacant place—
my mind has gone
on vacation
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these familiar colours
warm my heart and
make me feel
weightless
free
safe.
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safe with uncertainty
it takes me
with my mind
to a future
Please note: trigger warning.

Acceptance
Time
Love
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You left an emotional mark
Cutting deeper than anything physical
You could’ve watched the blood pour
from my veins
but you didn’t need to
I wouldn’t have felt it.

You hurt me in ways
I never thought you would
In ways you promised
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You wouldn’t.
You couldn’t.
You did.

you must think
I talk
I talk about with you poison coating my lips
spreading feverishly
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that must be
surely
the justification and easy fix
for you to behave this way
I’d hope so
the person I knew
wouldn’t have acted this way
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you are wrong
I do not talk with such dirt
I do not talk