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Do Not Date a Writer

Do not date a writer,
As she will write about every detail. 
She will write about how she helped you with your meds
At 3 am when she could-
And should have been sleeping. 
Or how she held you 
When you needed it 
And scratched your head 
Just right. 
Or she’ll write about 
How she always made your
breakfast perfectly 
And loved to cook for you. 
Maybe she’ll write about 
When you showered together, 
Messing around and splashing 
Each other like two kids love sick. 
She’ll write about how
she dried you off after
Those showers because 
You couldn’t reach your back. 
She’ll write about how 
She made you soup and tea 
And got you Gatorade 
When you were sick. 
She’ll add in how she 
Knows all your favorite spots 
To be rubbed so you
Feel better. 
She’ll write about 
How she knew how to 
Please you in bed. 
She’ll write about how 
When she needed to be held,
You left to hand out 
With your friends. 
She’ll write about how 
On Valentine’s Day
She asked what you wanted 
For dinner. 
She made you 
Steak
Potatoes 
And carrots
But you didn’t 
ing 
Eat
Because you were ‘too full’
After eating three sandwiches 
When you knew she was 
Trying to do something special. 
She’ll write about how 
she cried that night. 
She’ll write about how
All the times she went down on you
Yet you didn’t return the favor
Despite your claims 
To ‘love eating out’. 
She’ll write about how 
You pleased yourself 
But never her. 
She’ll write about the night 
She wanted to cut 
So you broke a glass, 
Took a piece for yourself, 
And handed her a shard. 
She’ll write about how 
You flipped when she 
Reached for your phone, 
Yet let you go through hers. 
She’ll write about how 
You acted different 
After your ‘walks’, 
When you really went 
To bang girls other girls. 
She’ll write about all 
The stupid fights,
Where she would end up 
Crying and you told her 
To ‘stop the ing waterworks’. 
She’ll write about 
How often you put her down
And never brought her back up. 
She’ll write about 
How ugly you made her feel
How many times you were the reason 
She wanted to end it all. 
She’ll write about 
How much you hurt her. 
But...
Most importantly..
She will write 
About how after 
You left, 
Things aren’t quite 
As bad. 
She’ll write about 
How she realizes 
That she is a diamond
In a world of pebbles, 
The best you could ever 
Get. 
She’ll write about how 
Yes, 
She has metal health issues,
But you’re not the reason she wants to hurt herself now. 
She’ll write about 
How her hands 
Are meant for greater things 
Rather than pleasing 
An ungrateful man

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