You have my permission
not to love me. I am
a cathedral of dead bolts
& I'd rather
burn myself down
than change the locks.

*screenshots your message and puts it as my lock screen because seeing a message from you on my phone makes my heart light up brighter than my screen at 2AM* 

You hurt me.
 Once someone's hurt you, it's harder to relax around them, harder to think of them as safe to love. But it doesn't stop you from wanting them.