Written by Scarlett
Edited by Emerald Liu
You coaxed into my bones
That forever would never have been enough anyway
But it could never have prepared me
For the parting
You hate nothing more than the future
What a twosome we make
You anchored to the ground with eyes wide open
And I wandering blindly
You asked me what loving you felt like
I said like reaching into my ribcage
and handing you my heart
And you smiled
When it was all over
I wanted it back
And when you opened your hands
They looked like butterfly wings
The pulsing organ soaking them through with blood
You, too afraid of permanence
Even in the end
Fragility in your trembling fingers
Too timid to begin
In anticipation of the end
When you turn to leave
Don’t look back
If I see that look in your eyes
before I make it out
I’ll go back on my promise
And I’ll be yours again

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