I should've know when you first reached out for my hand
The hare heart wasn't a sign of my love for you
But flight ready to take off and crash land
If it meant getting away from you
And when I tried to lie next to you I was always grating myself
Right into the jagged crook of your neck
Losing pieces of me just trying to fit Sure when you bit me
I felt like I was something to want but it was just your way
Of capturing my essence and starving me of it
Marking me like I was a possession instead of an actual being
When you hugged me it felt like safety
But why would security make me feel like I should throw up
That I should run away and hide and never think twice about you
There were so many signs telling me to go but
I listened to you and interpreted it as love
My first mistake
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Mosquito Bite Kisses
PoetryMama always knew When I went out with you Cause I always came back With mosquito bite kisses We spent so much time By the water In the forest or meadows From sunset to dusk we spent Talking so much nothing Which was everything with you And you'd dri...
