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By Skippie PetrovaPublished 3 months ago 1 min read

Change (Intensified)

Oh, will you never stay the same?

Old daggers twist deeper in my chest,

I almost forget how desperately I crave you.

I almost forget… I need you.

Pain—

Will you ever bleed me whole with your pain?

Slipping sharp into my fragile, plastic mind,

I almost forget that I am tethered to you.

And you know… I am devoted to disaster.

Rising from the depths on a tide of lies,

Wired and unraveling, folding no longer.

You face the storm, unbroken, unyielding.

Why do you sigh as you drift past me?

I need you—fierce, untamed, wild-eyed.

I, I

Am already trapped in fragments of myself,

Wishing you had never left my world.

I know every word hurled in your shadow,

Every scream, every whisper about you.

Nothing ever fades, nothing ever leaves.

Does that shot pierce your soul as it does mine?

Are you ready, my storm?

Change, change, change—

Nothing tastes sweeter than transformation.

Another battlefield to claim,

And still, I never forget—I need you.

You tire of me, yet here I stand, desperate,

Seeking sparks in your hollow eyes.

Who do you admire? Who lifts your spirit?

Take the blows, swallow the sorrow,

Even when all you wanted was to be a fool.

So did I, so did I—

Following the echo of your chaos.

And you know… I am devoted to disaster.

Rising from the depths on a tide of lies,

Wired and unraveling, folding no longer.

You face the storm, unbroken, unyielding.

Why do you sigh as you drift past me?

I need you—fierce, untamed, wild-eyed.

I, I

Am already shattered, splintered, undone,

Wishing you had never left my life.

I know every shout, every secret carved about you.

Nothing ever fades, nothing ever leaves.

Mental Healthsad poetryFree Verse

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Skippie Petrova

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