The Things I Leave Unsaid

She Asked Me

She asked me what it was like to be pretty

I said that she didn't need to ask me that

She told me that she hated how much she weighed

I told her that there were people who worked for months just to have her shape

She told me that she felt ugly

I told her that she was the most beautiful person I had ever met

She told me that she felt lonely

I told her that's usually how stars feel

She told me that she wanted to die

I told her that she gave me a reason to live

She told me that she was a horrible person

I told her that she was the only good person I knew

She told me that she didn't believe in miracles or God

I told her that's fine as long as she believes in herself

She told me that I was one of her only true friends

I told her that she was my only friend

She said that she didn't deserve anything

I told her she deserved all the stars in the sky and more

She told me that she loved me

And I cried because for the first time that didn't feel like a lie

She told me that she was in pain

And I told her that that's how diamonds form

She asked me what I'd do if she killed herself

And I told her that if she killed herself she'd be killing me with her