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grenade

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by ericahhughes

by ericahhughes

i call myself a grenade often,

one that falls from the sky unannounced,

seemingly harmless to the touch,

it seems trustworthy at first,

than all at once,

everything flashes,

and everything hurts,

and nothing will go back to the same way again,

and that's why i'm standing here screaming for you to run,

to not get too close,

to not let me into your heart,

because i will explode,

i will become a blinding white light,

and i will hurt,

and i will hurt you,

and that's the last thing i want to do,

but for some reason i've pulled the string again,

so please don't stand here and show me your heart,

because i have not yet learned how to treat it gently,

please do not stay,

and it will rip me to shreds to see you run away,

but it will hurt less than watching me be the cause of all the casualties.