they’ll never understand

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their skin will crawl with
the thought of you
with someone new
they’ll want to scratch out
their eyes when they see that
you’ve moved on and they’ll
wonder where they went wrong
in leaving someone like you
so far behind
someone who loved them
despite their actions and
choice of words
wondering why they chose
to leave home
to sleep in dark hotel rooms
they’ll find themselves fighting
back their darkest fear
convincing their heart that
this is…