#walkinothersshoes

[livethepieinthesky]

#whowereally are shows up often times in some of the most challenging of situations. Let us not forget to be considerate of others, while we hold to our own beliefs. It could be that one day we may find ourselves in their very shoes. #walkinothersshoes https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rSsT8hux0/?igshid=1ewf41nxak5d

[p0eticbastard]

Goodbye

I got so lost in your handwriting and your wording I forgot that the hand that held that pen That hurriedly wrote with typos and lettering full of emotion Had left each fingers individual print Etched in red across my cheek

The first time I blushed for days afterwards One part to try to hide my offended skin And four parts to defend you In an attempt to remind myself of what it was about our love that kept me by your side so long Excused your actions with history Weighed out my worth against your tokens of affection And tried to determine whether your trinkets meant more than my being

Love and fear swallowed each other and became intertwined and embedded in my stomach How could we go on when every time your skin brushed mine I could feel my body flinch And the bruising rise from my bones? Every kiss was a risk Because rough sex only appealed as an alternative to the way we lived It became a reality all to quickly

The love letters riddled with plagiarised apologises Stack up by the window sill I can no longer tell if you’re afraid that I will stop loving you Or that you’re afraid that our friends will hold you accountable for your actions This was never a question of my love More of a desperate attempt to reword the miscommunication that for you meant that denting my body with your knuckles was the same as holding me

But there is no teaching that I could do for you You are no longer a child and your smile no longer makes me weak I will leave with a blade tucked firmly into my back pocket and your letters doused in gasoline Confident in the knowledge that No man again may ever lay his hands on me And that your letters lay burning at my feet by my design