Thinking



thinking about you hurts me
but the fact that it hurts 
means I really did love you 
even if you took me for granted 
because if I had no connection, no love, no feelings for you then
I wouldn't be feeling anything now 
but I did
and so every time I hear your name
my eyes fill with the desire to cry waterfalls 
and my heart feels like it's been ripped out of my chest and squished under foot 
thinking about you hurts
because it used to feel good 
 

Inkpaw

VT

19 years old

More by Inkpaw

  • The Boxes In The Corner

    Looming over your shoulders

    Each stack higher than its former

    Every thought and every scrap

    Of an idea too scared to ponder

     

    Every moment that hurt

    Each minute that lingered longer

  • Inadequacy


    How do I push the words out
    From behind my taffy tongue 
    Thick with salty tears 
    And full of grubby thumb 


    I’m a child 
    Pretending that I’m numb 
    To escape the overwhelming feelings 

  • Paper Frogs

    Why

    When feet fall soft but quick 

    Does the hallway extend

    And the hot breath of whoever’s behind me feel hotter 

    Why do I stay pressed to the wall 

    Like a stubborn gruby sticker