you don't see the way i care for you
or the fact that i can't stand to see you hurt
because he's done something stupid
and now you're left crying into my shirt
you're my little sister so please
don't tell me you don't want me to care
because I will not matter what
no matter the place, i will be there
he doesn't know you love him
in fact, he treats you like dirt
oh, god I want to kill him
because you keep getting hurt
you've been through a lot
you've felt pain and then some
now all of you is empty
now all of you is numb
don't you listen to all these voices
screaming inside your head
telling you you're worthless or
a mistake and you're better off dead
don't you dare give up
because then i'd give up, too
and i don't want to give in
no one anyone, not on you
i know i can't talk you out of it
i know i can't change your mind
i just wish you'd do something less drastic
i wish you'd be a little more kind
i wish we had more time
because i want to spend it with you
but when your times comes
i guess that i'll curl up and die, too
i know you want to be selfish for once
and that's okay you can do that
but please don't be selfish like this
good god, i can't lose you
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BURN (Wattys2015?)
Poetry"Poetry...is thoughts that breathe and words that burn."--Thomas Gray "Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." --Leonard Cohen Poems on the tough stuff in life. Poems on the crazy good stuff in li...