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I Still Love You
He felt the scars up and down her arm
with the tip of his index finger.
Tracing ever indentation that was left by a blade.
“Why did you do it?”
he asked.
She sighed and answered
“Because I had to.”
His brows furrowed not understanding
how she possibly had to do this to herself.
“I did it to control the pain.”
He trailed kisses from her wrist up to her neck,
“I still love you,”
he said enclosing her in his arms.
with the tip of his index finger.
Tracing ever indentation that was left by a blade.
“Why did you do it?”
he asked.
She sighed and answered
“Because I had to.”
His brows furrowed not understanding
how she possibly had to do this to herself.
“I did it to control the pain.”
He trailed kisses from her wrist up to her neck,
“I still love you,”
he said enclosing her in his arms.
Published 2nd Jun 2016
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2nd Jun 2016 11:50am
Interesting and thought provoking.. Emotion oozes from between the lines of this write, because you have planted all the right seeds for the reader to fill in the gaps. Clever if this was intended.
2nd Jun 2016 7:56pm
Thank You, sad as it is I'm writing from my personal experiences. Hope you enjoyed the read. I write from the heart. Thank you again.
2nd Jun 2016 1:57pm
