Warning
I am not a
“pretty little thing”.
My mind is dark
and my voice cracks when I sing.
I am not beautiful;
I have wanted to kill
more times than I have wanted to love.
My heart works that way, doesn’t understand free will.
I am not fixable,
don’t even try.
When I scream this at people,
most of them cry.
I am not a fantasy
for you to try to play out.
Scream, little boy, scream!
No one can hear you shout.
I am fire,
I will consume you.
Whether you want it or not,
my passion will bloom.
I am not
so many wonderful things,
but when I love,
my love gives me wings.
Because I am a
“pretty little thing”.
I like to dance
and wear dresses in spring.
And I am so beautiful
because I try so hard
to cause less pain
and break less hearts.
I am as fixed
as I’m sure I’ll ever be;
I hate fighting,
hate hearing people scream.
Maybe I am a fantasy,
but I refuse to play a character
that you will want now
and throw away later.
I am so many wonderful,
joyful, smiling things.
I can change in a second:
WARNING WARNING
Copyright © Ema Kenyon | Year Posted 2017
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