you say i am rageful like i've never been loved. you are right. it's agonizing to realize that i have never been loved purely. i have only ever known love with violence, sharp tongue, grip, selfishness and farewells. my lovers were nicer in my head than they were in real life. i've never felt sweet if it wasn't a tad bitter. their love was always that—bittersweet. so, if the world tells me i'm too tough, i'd say i have every right. no one has ever held me right to become soft.












