I want you
to hurt me;
red-purple
marked.

I do take pleasure
in it when you
leave me...
not heartbroken
but cracked, yes.

the eternal
bittersweet
of unrequited
anything.

the wait
the quiet
that slow,
creeping
infatuation.

you're gonna leave me bruised
but I'll be checking all day
watching it change from
red to blue to purple to yellow
with pride, with love.

cause you were right.
I do take pleasure
when you leave me
not quite heartbroken,
but cracked.

yes.

09/20/2008

Author's Note: this isn't what I set out for this to be. at all. and it's only one side of the story. maybe I'll get the other side out at some point... when I'm ready to be that vulnerable.

Posted on 09/20/2008
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