76 - Burned Out

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He was certain. So was I. There was comfort in her sighs. Dreams and ideas should not be the same thing. You waited, smiling, for this? She'd want it if she knew she could take it. I thought, too, "Be careful. Be cautious," but you just wished harder. You waited, smiling, for this? "But they love you." Over and over, "They love you." Thousands and thousands of eyes just like mine are aching to find who they are. "Oh, they love you! Oh, you can feel how they love you." coated and warm, but that's all they can do. Words only get through if they're sharp.

Oh, how fitting for one so fake. Make me a fairy. Whatever it takes. Just like her tale, my dream was a scam. I'm burnt out. I smell of smoke. It seeps through her cracks and so I start to choke. Sentences sit in her mouth that are templated. You waited, smiling, for this? "But they love you." Over and over, "They love you." Thousands and thousands of eyes just like mine are aching to find who they are. "Oh, they love you! Oh, you can feel how they love you." coated and warm, but that's all they can do. Words only get through if they're sharp.

Maybe I'll talk about it.

I can just talk about it.

I'll never talk about it.

NO, I CANNOT TALK ABOUT IT.

Don't build hope on something broken. I'm not a cartoon. Cry for help. I'm not joking. I might just leave soon. Don't build hope on something broken. I'm not a cartoon. Cry for help. I'm not joking. I might just leave soon.



//word count: 281 words

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