determinant intricacies | 2

xii.

(close as strangers by 5 seconds of summer)

'carry on..'

i inhaled deeply,

'outlast the ignorance..'

my fingers twitched, watching you talk to yanick,

'moving on..'

'alex, don't do it-!'

my subconscious said to me warningly.

'survive the innocence..'

you laughed when he told you something,

'won't be long.. won't be long.. won't be long..'

i saw the way yanick was looking at you,

so i closed my eyes,

'you know it's gonna get better..'

and breathed out.

i was going to be okay.

i didn't really believe it,

but i wanted to.

damn it, daisy.

i'm trying for

u s .

i just wish you weren't so

oblivious.