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  October 2021     3 years ago

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Your perception of me

I've bathed in agony for many years.
Lathering myself with misery and rinsing with the lingering shame.
I've cried endless tears. Alone.
Drowning inside my inner pain.
I've taken abuse from boys to men.
Used drugs to shield me from the thunder and...

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The pain in me

You look at me and smile only to see the visage that I'm presently wearing.
You say you can hear my heart speaking out only you lack the confidence to understand what you're currently hearing.
As I'm somberly deteriorating, my body rotting from the...

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Daydreaming

My fantasies of you and I are vivid.
It's like a 3D movie.
 Only I can hear, taste, smell, and feel you.
These dreams of us are sensual, almost sexual.
I like to pretend I'm undressing you, caressing you in places I can only imagine being soft...

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Chained

It chills me like the night, holding me against my will.
Should I allow it to overcome me or fight it, painfully within me it all Is surreal.
Crying out my voice is silenced by the world around me that is cold.
I'm terrified I'm no longer feeling...

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Together

The hairs on the back of my neck stands, as I begin to sweat.
 I inhale deeply but I don't release it.
 My hands start digging in his skin and my heart skips a beat.
I bite at his bottom lip in anticipation.
 I know what I really want. I want him.
...

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