“Because no matter how wide you stretch your fingers, your hands will always be too small to catch all the pain you want to heal. Believe me, I've tried.”
― B
― B
“You just wanted to prove that there was one safe place, just one safe place where you could love him. You have not found that place yet.”
― Crush
― Crush
“I mean, I hope you're happy,
But the sky is still the sky without you,
And I'm not surprised by that anymore.”
―
But the sky is still the sky without you,
And I'm not surprised by that anymore.”
―
“What is a ghost?
Something dead
that seems to be alive.
Something dead
that doesn't know it's dead.”
―
Something dead
that seems to be alive.
Something dead
that doesn't know it's dead.”
―
“The stranger says there are no more couches and he will have to
sleep in your bed. You try to warn him, you tell him
you will want to get inside him, and ruin him,
but he doesn't listen.
You do this, you do. You take the things you love
and tear them apart
or you pin them down with your body and pretend they're yours.
So, you kiss him, and he doesn't move, he doesn't
pull away, and you keep on kissing him. And he hasn't moved,
he's frozen, and you've kissed him, and he'll never
forgive you, and maybe now he'll leave you alone.”
― Crush
sleep in your bed. You try to warn him, you tell him
you will want to get inside him, and ruin him,
but he doesn't listen.
You do this, you do. You take the things you love
and tear them apart
or you pin them down with your body and pretend they're yours.
So, you kiss him, and he doesn't move, he doesn't
pull away, and you keep on kissing him. And he hasn't moved,
he's frozen, and you've kissed him, and he'll never
forgive you, and maybe now he'll leave you alone.”
― Crush
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