he always looks so peaceful asleep
his oil-spill curls fall over his nose
and he sneezes through his slumber
i don't care if
the very thought of losing you
tears me shreds
makes me tear me to shreds
i love you like
a parasite loves its host
and like rust loves
wet metal
i don't care that
something so little
can make me cry until i puke
shaking shivering on the bathroom tile
all i can think about
is how you'd buy me flowers
"just because"
even when you can barely
afford bus fare.
how can someone so beautiful
be so devastating
you are jagged metal
and shrapnel in
my veins
and you don't have to love me
the same
just look at me
hold me
please
pretend
for me
i am unworthy
of asking
for anything
more.
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PuisiA light buzzing distracts you from whatever you're doing. There is an old, weathered monitor on a table next to you. You could have sworn that it had just *appeared* out of thin air. Out of curiosity, you stare at it for a moment. The screen flicke...
