you suck the life from me
i shrivel and shrink
withering away
slowly, painfully
but happily, as i am with you
everyone can see the signs
purple bruises under my sunken eyes
forever leaking, tears staining my cheeks
constant coughing and eternal shaking
my slower pace and weaker embrace
they can see it
when i look in the mirror
all i can tell myself is
"be happy, you're in love"
that's what i say to the dark circles
to my shaking hands
trembling lips
tear-stained face
flushed cheeks
buckling knees
sucked-in stomach
fragile frame:
"be happy, you're in love"
"somebody loves you back"
though as i faint again
from standing too long
my fault, of course, dear
i can't help but think
that you suck the life from me
i shrivel and shrink
withering away
slowly, painfully
and everyone can see it
everyone but you
and me.
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