there are a thousand ways for me to say
everything i was too scared to say before
sacred, secret words taste so sweet
but they're cruel, so cruel--all these words are so cruel
they cut me, little butterflies in my stomach with blades for wings
they choke me, wrapped around my throat are words woven into string
they hate me, little screaming voices inside my head
they kill me, they bleed me dry and leave me for dead
but words don't just break bones and confidences
words aren't just thousands of bullets, and mouths aren't just guns
words can be beautiful, loving and kind
words can build someone up from the rubble
words can get you out of trouble
i didn't want to go any further
i wanted to put these words behind me
where they belong, away from me
but these words are my drug, they're my addiction
i can't get them from my mind, i can't get rid of them
these words are like a toxic lover
who you should leave--who you need to leave
but you can't seem to leave
because you're in love with the very poison you drink
because your mind is clouded with love--you can't think
see, these words harm me and hurt me
they leave me for dead
they tell me who i should be
i can't get them out of my head
these words love me and hold me
they help me survive
they tell me pretty little lies
but i can't stay away from these words
these toxic, cruel, and alluring words
because i'm so in love with them
i'm in love with these words
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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...
