Inside the Armor

10/22/18

It is wanting you like I do

That reveals my greatest weaknesses.

Underneath the strength

And determination

And tenacity

Is still that scared little girl

Who, despite her bravado, is

Convinced you’re going to leave

For no reason at all…

And she’ll be powerless to stop you.

Just like all the others.

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You Should Know Better.

July 5, 2018

What a puzzle it is,
The rarity of strength

You claim to be forged by fire
Yet shrink from the smallest of sparks

It is weakness that
Demands submission and subordination,
Fear that you aren’t enough.

Lo and behold,
That’s one of few things you got right.
We both know I’d never choose you
Of my own volition.

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The Wrong Way to Heal

10/15/18

Running toward you is like
Throwing my heart into the fire
To rid it of the frostbite from my last.
You always told me I’d get burned.

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