Like a boomerang
You've returned to me
Even though I've already thrown you awayYou are a mosquito
Slowly and subtly sucking my life force
And pestering me until I lose my mindYou are just a tool
Letting the world use you
Even though you only seem to break and ruin whatever you touchYou are an open book
Too revealingYou are the color red
Not an aesthetic, tomato red
But a bloody, crimson red
And every time I see you, I get angryYou are a prison guard
Making sure I can't ever leave you againYou are a leech
Clinging on to me
Not letting go even when I try to pry you offYou are a superhero
Occasionally saving me
But also harming everyone else in the processYou are a elevator
Taking me up
Taking me downYou are space
Something beautiful at first glance
But nobody notices how incredibly frigid you areYou are a volcano
Fine at the moment
But even the smallest thing can set you off
An unexpected eruption of emotionYou are an old photograph
A beautiful memory
That I'd like to forgetYou a knife
Something too dangerous to have around
You're not even the sharpest knife in the drawerYou are a scar
Permanent damage inflicted on me
A symbol of what should never again existYou are a moon
Orbiting me for all eternity
Never leaving me no matter what I doYou are a bird
Taking off when I get too close
So go ahead, please fly awayYou are a road
I am a road
You go one way
I go the other
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Thoughts as Words
Poetry"Breathe in experience, breathe out poetry" -Muriel Rukeyser "The crown of literature is poetry." -W. Somerset Maugham Poetry is truly a powerful way to display one's feelings, thoughts, and opinions. Sit back, relax, and let th...