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panic rises in my chest when i look desperate
desperate for four more minutes to be affectionate

drowning my clinginess in distractions
so no one suffocates
until the muffled desperation resuscitates

every delay
makes me feel like i've lost my way

every minute we spend apart
leaves me with an extremely yearning heart

maybe i'm too emotional
always one thought away from breaking down
is this feeling even rational?
honestly, i'm terrified of looking like a clown

don't get me wrong

it's not misery

the longing is just too strong

it exposes my dependency

you live in my heart rent free
just wait until we get married and then you'll see

i love you more i've won the argument
caught off guard no comeback?

sportsmanship please lose the resentment
i'm still reliving that one flashback

just take me back
to your head on my lap

take me back
to that possessive wrap
to that aggressive grasp

it's all too vivid in my head
husband, love of my life, best friend

they're all just titles
yet you found a way to become all at once
you're woven into all my vitals
in a lifetime this only happens once

i'm curtain it's you
i really hope it's me for you too

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I wrote this poem when I was in my early twenties, while I was in rehab. I didn’t consciously set out to write it in any particular style. Reading it now it is in the style of a nursery rhyme! That wasn’t intentional; it’s just how it came out at the time. I was abused as a child, and this is simply the poem that came out:

Darling child come to me,

The malicious web of misery.

Give me your hand,

I'll take you down,

What ever you do,

Don't make a sound.

I'll show you things you can't believe,

But I won't worry,

Your too young to conceive.

Your virgin soul I will entice,

Stop crying child,

Or I'll stop being nice.

Lie back and just enjoy,

Just you behave,

And I'll give you a toy.

Your child mind I will betray,

Your only young,

You have no say.

I have no remorse for what I do,

It's my adulthood right,

And you haven't a clue.

Don't say a thing,

Don't breath a word,

Believe me when I say,

They'll think it absurd.

Now dream sweetly,

Go to sleep,

I've given you memories,

Only you can keep.