damaged
this
wounded fighter
ravaged
this
lone survivor
scarred
by the promise
of love
steadily
building her fortress
brick
by
brick
sick
from the smell
of her burning flesh
thick as sin
this
2nd skin
she's learning to grow
layer
by
layer
chameleon skinned
blending in
to every background
camouflaging herself
in a blanket of fear
no feel
no deal
no real emotion
can penetrate
alienate herself
from the rest of his world
his directives were clear
"pack up those tears
& head south"
fractured mouth
trying to remember
his kisses
now
she hisses
@ the thought of his body
stop the symphony
the imagery
of his thundering sighs
w/ her blundering thighs
awkward
beside him
he taught her the way
he liked to be swayed
patiently
before searing away her core
dutiful soldier
too pained to ignore
the smoke signals
above her
his lessons were heeded
& she has receded
defeated
into the darkness
to harness the bitterness
that will see her thru
the nites to come
shell shocked
eyes locked
onto the horizon
rising from the rubble
bursting the bubble
of her infantile dreams
overcompensate
retaliate
against the feelings
of loss
he was never
ures
to begin with
be content with
the bandwidth
replaying in ure head
he lulled u to sleep
before u could steal
his heart away