the collateral damage of diatomic particles

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diatomic particles (n): consisting of two particles

she walked with the world on her shoulders
        senseless and strong
nobody ever thought she'd be so codependent
leaning on people like a crutch
         weak and unstable
atom splitting venom leaks from her pores
as she bounces back and forth like a deflated ball
      children cry in her presence
with a face so ugly yet gut wrenchingly beautiful
              sucking the life from everyone in her path
incomplete on her own
            soulless and hysterical
afraid of loneliness

her head held high
but her hand on his hip
forcing him along
bonding together
yet one of the same

chemistry cannot be forced

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