safirewolf

I wear your jacket because I like to pretend that the long sleeves are your arms, binding me in cotton warmth, as your chest hoods my head, and your fingers zipper around my heart.

Remember the night You hit me, And said I'd amount to nothing? Remember how I cried And when mommy saw my bruises, I lied I did what you told me to That's what good little sisters do And then remember the day You were the one to cry? I'll never forget the way You begged me to lie To mommy Swear to her you fell Oh,you prayed I wouldn't tell And I didn't Our secret.No one needs to know you're a loser,just like me Remember that? Remember how you ruined my childhood, And remember how I never told? Well,being the victim has gotten old

I've spent too long biting my tongue and replaying replaying replaying my life until there is nothing on that video reel but scratched-up images. Ignoring you and everyone else, it's so beautiful to fall sometimes. I can't imagine a life without doubt-- but then you've never lived a life without love, have you? It's so perfect, the picture, when it hasn't been touched, when it's sat safely in a frame in your nightlight-lit room... But hey, I'll give you credit for that. I'll give you so much credit you'll begin to wonder how you'll be able to repay me, but that's okay, don't even try. There are better things than bills. There are better thin