she drank until i was the
only thing keeping her
upright, and even then, she
did not stop filling her body
with the toxicity.
"you need to stop," i
told her, prying the bottle
from her hands and wishing i
knew what to do when she broke
down. the tears fell freely from her
eyes and as she stood before me,
so broken, so open, i finally
realized how beautiful she was
and how much i wanted everyone
to see that beauty just as i did.
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asphodel
Romanceshe was dark and brooding and everything that made us weary. she surprised us all by bringing us together and showing us how to really live. and then she left us alone to feel nothing but emptiness.
