For You

For you I’d lay awake through open heart surgery
I’d walk through fire and shower in mercury. 
Whatever it takes, if only you knew
I’d relight the sun to make the world brighter, For you
I’d burn my heart with a lighter.
Maybe you did know
And you watched me burn as long as I’d endure it
I became what you want and you punished me for it.

Always the fool to believe in forever
Not realizing my time was already up
Avoiding conflict my puerile endeavor 
I cried the water that filled your cup

It was then I realized I was not the fool
I was a girl in love without knowing what it was
Sitting content in toxic garbage 
Offering up my mental health
For you I was willing to hurt myself 
But it wasn’t my fault
Partially at relief is a girl stuck in the 2nd stage of grief 
No jabs to the heart or fire to my skin
I cried the river I should’ve drowned you in
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Agustin Avatar
October 21, 2024 at 9:00 PM
I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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