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pete was a dream.
someone you told me about,
how he was beautiful
and the nicest person you've ever met
you just talked about him every moment
told him all your secrets
pretending i never existed
he's your everything now
your
perfect.
vile.
life.

i asked to meet him too
but i saw how you sewed around the question
with needles tucked into your stomach.
you left me on the bathroom floor
kissing tiles and hoping they'd love me
breaking my skin and ripping stuffing
out, stuffing, clogging the bathtub with it
and stitching myself back up with a
rubber band.

blame me for your defects, baby
i'll pin them on my collarbone.
i can't write.

every vegetating sack of marrow i see
is worth a bit more than me
even that boy who just sleeps in
spanish and deals decay-scented
weeds from his living room couch.
i used to like myself just a few days ago
but it's scary how i might not get to where
i want to be
and how i see all these great people
but come off all aloof and cold
little sociopath in the corner dressed
in her books.

you've been through so
much worse but i've
never seen you cry.
i'll understand if you
favor other people over me, too
i'd favor other people over me.

it's just okay, it's all okay
i can't write
"be honest"
i'd like to share things with
you
i'll just pin my mouth
shut as always
as forever
as shut.
seven years (acoustic) by saosin

"don't treat me i'm to blame
don't treat me like i ever accused you"
© 2011 - 2024 breathingglassstars
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ilyilaice's avatar
I like this. The speaker seems like a person who'd be interesting and scary all at once.