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you are my regret

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life lessons i could have done without, or why living hurts like hell.

i. friends will hurt you.
they will sharpen their knives
on every smile you share,
and the hand that you thought was
there to support you was actually
just searching for your weak point.

ii. old lovers will haunt you forever.
they are chained to your heart
like a suicide is chained to her rock
and both will pull you to the bottom.
knowing how to swim won't help.
i don't think anything will.

iii. an addict will always be one.
just because you've stopped doesn't mean
you don't want it, and you better keep
away from sharp objects.
just because the razors are there
when no one else is doesn't make it right.

iv. nights are the hardest.
when the darkness outside your eyes
mirrors the one you've been feeling,
maybe it's time to turn on the light.
stop hugging the pillow. stop crying.
no one will come to comfort you. do it yourself.

v. starving won't make you pretty.
even if your body is eating itself up
it does not mean it will eat up
the guilt that's been gnawing at you.
don't count the calories.
count the smiles instead.

vi. books are your only refuge.
when the air is getting heavy
and your lungs are coated in regret,
pick up a book. read it.
become the character because it is
the only way to be someone you want to be.

vii. during the bad days, pick up a pen.
write your sorrows. draw them.
don't bottle them up because
when the cork pops under the pressure,
the only person it can hit is you.
your tears are ink and your mind, a canvas.

viii. some people deserve your hate.
do not be afraid to tell people
what you think. do not stay silent.
at the end of the day, you will regret
not talking much more than offending.
you might save someone by talking.

ix. their looks mean nothing.
ignore their mutterings.
when he takes out the knife, though,
punch him in the throat. break his arm.
raise hell. he deserves it and even more.
he doesn't deserve your tears.

x. if you love yourself, nothing hurts.
in this world, a moment of doubt
is all they need to bring you down.
their teeth await your fleshy throat,
and your screams will be their pleasure.
bite your tongue. don't give it to them.
#paper-forests's prompt: "two) a list of lessons you learned
this year that you could have survived
without learning."
© 2013 - 2024 coup-de-coeur
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somethingsophie's avatar
iv, vi, & viii are my favorites. all of this is absolutely chilling though.