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Cancer
The way I love you is Cancer.
And not in the romantic way, but in the deadly way. The way one single cell multiplies and corrupts it's neighboring cells. The way you seem to stay even when the doctors cut you out. It's scary how even when I think I'm cured, all it takes is a single thought and I'm falling in love all over again. I keep going back to that one single cell. I'm not saying your love is bad, but one thing is for sure, it isn't healthy to love something that I know will never love me back.
And not in the romantic way, but in the deadly way. The way one single cell multiplies and corrupts it's neighboring cells. The way you seem to stay even when the doctors cut you out. It's scary how even when I think I'm cured, all it takes is a single thought and I'm falling in love all over again. I keep going back to that one single cell. I'm not saying your love is bad, but one thing is for sure, it isn't healthy to love something that I know will never love me back.
Published 7th Nov 2017
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10th Nov 2017 8:26pm
11th Jan 2018 4:47pm
Great way of portraying unrequited love. Using cancer as symbolism was clever.
Well done!
Well done!
8th Feb 2018 00:59am
I love this metaphor of love as cancer. It is so true that we're really rid of feelings we had for someone especially as intense as unrequited love. Brava!
