Crush by Richard Siken p II
❝ Your world doesn’t make sense. ❞ ❝ I only wanted something simple, something generic. ❞ ❝ Buy something or get out. ❞ ❝ You deserve it, you do, and you know this. ❞ ❝ You are weak and hallow and it doesn’t matter anymore. ❞ ❝ You should have asked for more. ❞ ❝ He couldn’t care less, either way. ❞ ❝ It isn’t over yet, it’s just begun. ❞ ❝ But you’re beautiful. ❞ ❝ Who gets the whip and who gets the hoops of flame? ❞ ❝ These tornadoes are for you. ❞ ❝ This is not your problem. ❞ ❝ You have your own body to deal with. ❞ ❝ Things happen every minute that have nothing to do with us. ❞ ❝ You take the things you love and tear them apart. ❞ ❝ Do you love yourself? It should matter. ❞ ❝ I want what everyone wants. ❞ ❝ Kiss me here and here and here. ❞ ❝ I couldn’t find my cigarettes. ❞ ❝ You weren’t making any sense. ❞ ❝ There’s nowhere to go. ❞ ❝ I don’t think I can take this much longer. ❞ ❝ The things we invent when we are scared and want to be rescued. ❞ ❝ I borrowed your shoes and didn’t put them away. ❞ ❝ Will you love me even more when I’m dead? ❞ ❝ I went to the riverbed to wait for you to show up. ❞ ❝ You didn’t show up. ❞ ❝ I ran and I knew you wouldn’t catch me. ❞ ❝ I can’t eat, can’t sleep, can’t sit still or fix things. ❞ ❝ You can’t have your sweater back. ❞ ❝ You can sleep now. ❞ ❝ Please keep him safe. ❞ ❝ We’ve got nothing left to lose. ❞ ❝ I’ll be right here. I’m waiting. ❞ ❝ I just don’t want to die anymore. ❞









