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caution tape
my tongue must be made of caution tape
because when i open my mouth to speak
all anyone seems to hear is
danger, keep away, unstable
i am only interesting because i am confusing
and you either figure me out and run away or lose interest and walk away
say you'll leave it to the experts to decipher what happened
and the reason i can't explain the blood on my hands
and my lips
when you asked me last week why i never ate lunch
i almost told you that everything tastes like grey
instead i swallowed that sentence - all i had eaten in days - and said
"oh don't worry, i just had a big breakfast"
because last time i told you the truth you moved further
like i was sick and you might catch whatever i had
and trust me, i was sick, but it's nothing to worry about catching
because it's not like you were ever close enough to me anyway
the other day
when i caught your eye and smiled, and you looked away
it felt more like dying than when i actually was
and i swear i don't mean to be a sickness, clinging to you
i just hate watching people walk away again and again and again
because i have a caution tape tongue
holding back the words in my throat
fragile teeth a jail cell keeping the truth prisoner
i won't let my honesty hurt anyone again
because when i open my mouth to speak
all anyone seems to hear is
danger, keep away, unstable
i am only interesting because i am confusing
and you either figure me out and run away or lose interest and walk away
say you'll leave it to the experts to decipher what happened
and the reason i can't explain the blood on my hands
and my lips
when you asked me last week why i never ate lunch
i almost told you that everything tastes like grey
instead i swallowed that sentence - all i had eaten in days - and said
"oh don't worry, i just had a big breakfast"
because last time i told you the truth you moved further
like i was sick and you might catch whatever i had
and trust me, i was sick, but it's nothing to worry about catching
because it's not like you were ever close enough to me anyway
the other day
when i caught your eye and smiled, and you looked away
it felt more like dying than when i actually was
and i swear i don't mean to be a sickness, clinging to you
i just hate watching people walk away again and again and again
because i have a caution tape tongue
holding back the words in my throat
fragile teeth a jail cell keeping the truth prisoner
i won't let my honesty hurt anyone again
Published 17th Feb 2017
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17th Feb 2017 8:07am
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8th Apr 2017 4:25pm
'a caution tape tongue' - how excellent...
who wouldn't want to be near such a wordsmith...nice job of letting it all out...i offer that your ability to exude is an emblem of desirability. onward! :)
who wouldn't want to be near such a wordsmith...nice job of letting it all out...i offer that your ability to exude is an emblem of desirability. onward! :)
