I ripped out my teeth so you could make a necklace
But you tossed them out the window, saying I was reckless.
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I plucked every hair from my head, ignoring blood, to keep you warm
But you looked to the sky and whipped them into the storm.
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I was hesitant to bleed for you but you asked so I opened the tap
Just to realize you hated the flavor, it was just a trap.
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A way to make me leak onto the floor and slowly vanish from memory.
Just a final way to throw me out with the old books of the last century.
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Silver Daux
Shadowed souls, cursed magic, poetry that tangles itself in your soul and yanks out the ugly darkness from within. Maybe there's something broken in me, but it's in you too.
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One sided is sacrifice in a relationship sets an expiration date! This is excellent, Silver! So short but says a lot
The repetition of acts of self-destruction highlights the imbalance in the relationship. This was incredible! 💌
Raw, emotional, excellent one again.
Altruism is so frequently mistaken for gullible weakness. Your persona's eloquence reveals how foolish that mistake is.
Such raw emotion perfectly articulated. I especially love the final line!
Very striking. Your bitterness and frustration rings clear for a reason.
Whoa....this was so powerful and emotional. If nearly left a reverberating hole in your reader. Well done.
You give your all and it's not enough. Very visceral this and yet the rhyme made it almost mocking, I think. I like it. Makes me think, as usual, with your stuff, Silver.
Wooo, this is epic!
Goodness if that doesn't resonate!! I could feel the pain and anger like a stab with each word that dropped. I've written on this same topic. It seems the givers always give. Excellent piece :)