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Still
Define what we were,
fickle love struck perfection
Forget the impending wreckage
Ignore the blemish in our reflection
What I’d thought was solid
was merely my imagination
And I was the dust and debris-
left behind when our love shattered-
scattered in every direction.
Upon rebuilding myself
I’ve learned this structure is incomplete
a fragile fragmented masterpiece
There are cracks in the canvas
and its portraying me,
because
something isn’t whole yet-
Because still, I miss you
and I shouldn’t be
Because still, I need you
and you’re bad for me
I can’t expect you to fill these cracks
I can’t expect you to help me fix this
Paint over my pain with your lips,
with your lies upon this-
this towering fortress…
won’t stand a minute
Hearts shielded by skyscrapers of stone
are not impenetrable because love is
unbreakable
Love is fallible, fragile, and
flimsy
Blow upon it and watch it soar away
Watch as it works its poison and watch it destroy
“I should hate you.”
Oh, those poor fools
constructing their lives upon the lies
and the vows of another
All it takes is a simple shift
and it's all over.
It’s a shame that through it all-
all the breaking,
the slow healing-
And this pain that still lingers,
still makes my breath catch when I see you
It’s a shame that
even though you hurt me
I still love you.
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