Self Sacrifice

Thirty four days ago,

I fell in front of you.

My knees began to redden

And my eyes watered too.

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You said, ‘should I kiss it better?’

And then we both just laughed.

But, I can’t dismiss the thought

Of you being my other half.

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You tell me to be careful,

For you know I often fall.

But for you, I’d cast all care away

And prepare to risk it all.

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You say you cannot handle

The idea of me being hurt.

But I don’t care, I’d rather

Be bleeding in the dirt.

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If the only way to reach you

Was to tear apart my skin,

I’d let myself bleed out

Just to fit your love back in.

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You wish that I’d stop crying,

But I don’t think you understand:

I’d rip my knees back open

If it meant you’d touch me again.