Self-destruction

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I couldn't tell exactly when my  hands found Mari,
One minute we're walking, the next I'm holding her.
As she continued sobbing into my shoulder "What are you doing?"
"Hugging you."

"Let me go I'm dirty!" despair filling her voice.
I hold her even tighter "You are not a slut Mari."
Her tear streaked face pressed against mine,
Our lips just inches apart.

It's only now do I realize how dangerous the situation really is.
"You say it but you don't believe it."
Lips barely centimeters away.
A slight pang in my chest.

"Mari...I don't care about that stuff"
She laughs harshly "that's what the others said"
Her pain like blades driving deeper into my heart.
"What would it take?" I finally ask.

"Prove you want me."
"How?"
"Love me." There is so much emotion in her azure eyes.
I was lost "I didn't plan this"

"Plan what?"
"Care about you" Our lips crossed the final distance
I know this girl in my arms will destroy me.
I didn't care I was lost in Mari Valentine.

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