"Do not tell me that you love me
Because every time I've heard
Those three, beautifully painful
Words, I end up crying myself
To sleep because those words
Meant more to me than they
Ever did to you.
Do not tell me that I'm perfect
Because the mirror tells me all
The truths that you don't say.
That mirror sees every scar that
Laces the inside of my arms &
The way my thighs are far too
Close to be beautiful.
Do not tell me you won't ever leave
Because eventually you will
Become annoyed by my laugh
And you'll begin to hate the
Way I talk and you will stop
Counting the minutes until you
Can see me again."
~j.t.
