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Her and I

October 24, 2018
By this_unflower PLATINUM, Lincoln, Rhode Island
this_unflower PLATINUM, Lincoln, Rhode Island
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Favorite Quote:
i will never understand<br /> why you held me<br /> if you were afraid of warmth<br /> <br /> you should have known<br /> i was fire<br /> <br /> - Rupi Kaur , the sun and her flowers


It’s easier

referring to myself

as she, her, “the little girl”.

Easier

than saying I,

then I’m the one who’s feeling-

I’m the one who’s hurting-

I’m the one who’s breaking when

I’d rather not.


I’d rather not deal with it

I’d rather she did

As if somehow projecting all of my pain onto this “other girl”

- me

will calm the water

prevent it from boiling over the top again.


I delude myself

thinking that this girl I’ve created is somehow strong enough to handle what her own creator


can’t


She’s not strong, because she’s me

and this feeling?

It never goes away



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