"Why do people never listen to me when I tell them not to get too close to me
When I tell them to stop loving me
That I'm dangerous
I'm toxic
But they don't believe me
Instead they try to comfort me
Whispering soft things in my ear, making my heart skip a beat
And I get so lost in the bed of beautiful flowers they are trying to plant inside me that I forget to protect them
I forgot what I'm capable of
So I let them in
I let them see the fire that is burning in my heart and the monsters that try to put it out
And I tell them stories about my day
About all the faces that seemed to mock my own, and the eyes that watch me drown in life
But in the end, they all leave
Because I remind them of reality
And they can't handle the weight I put on their shoulders
So they stopped hugging me
Stopped answering their phone
And stopped loving me
Because I'm dangerous
I'm toxic
And I was hurting them
I'm sorry
So next time, I tell someone not to get too close to me
Please listen, I only mean the best."
-r.b
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Midnight wonders
Poetry•Exulansis: the tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it •Sciamachy: a battle against imaginary enemies, against your own shadow. •Eccedentesiast: a person who fakes a smile For some people...
