Today, I painted with blood.
T.L. MARTINThere’s a difference between loving someone as they are whole, and wanting to see all of their pieces. I’ve understood this for a while now, and I don’t fault anyone for it.
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I felt it. I heard the snap of my heart tearing in half. It wasn’t a messy, dirty rip like I’d expected, but a smooth, clean line that knew just where to break to hurt me the most.
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I suppose it was easier to pretend I didn’t exist than it was to exorcise my demons.
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Revenge is all my soul knows. It’s the only thing I’ve lived and breathed for almost as long as I can remember.
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Darkness watches me from every angle. My only friend. From its own place within the silence, it speaks to me in a strange way.
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You understand what I’m telling you, Tommy? You have a light inside you, and the only person who gets to decide whether that light shines or not is you.
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Pushing out a breath, I lean against the wall and slide to the floor. I sit beside her for as long as it takes. Listening until her sobs fade and the shower turns on.
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It’s just a question. A question whose answer no longer has the power to hurt me.
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Art is a private piece of me.
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Her soul was too deep to explore by those who always swam in the shallow end.
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I never knew hell would be so spick-and-span.
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He doesn’t look at me like he’s owed anything. He looks at me like I’ve already given him everything.
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The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.
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There’s a reason we only hire blondes.
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Submissive, sure, but someone who wants it all the same.
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I part my lips, but no words come out. I want to cry. Want to beg. Want to scream. But mostly, I want to hold him until I know he’s going to be okay. Then I want him to hold me until I’m okay, too.
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