Jul 14, 2009 23:45
leave your fingerprints on the tape, and then we can watch life amidst the static
because i love you, i will leave
and because i love you, i do not reach out
i do not
achieve my full
potential.
because i love
you,
we will part silently.
or i will,
anyway.
because i know you,
i will pick
my footsteps
up from the floor
and rewind to the
backdoor.
i am leaving.
once again,
i let my eyes
speak
and my mouth
sleep.
my sleepy-eyed
mouth.
i am walking
out.
but it's all because
i
love
you.
words slip from my
eyelashes
like tears!
except not.
it's a litany of
'i stayed too long,
i'm leaving too soon'
and
'i'm blaming
you,
and only
you'
because i love you,
i part
vaguely
silently.
because you love yourself,
i part
like a ghost
like
i was never really
there.
because i was never able to
love
(healthily)
you
and you were never able
to love
period.
once again!
i am marching out!
and in my exclamation!
there is
silence!
!
keep your throne!
climb back on it!
with ropes!
and slippery fingers!
claim it!
i will rejoice
in
!
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