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... As if you know me

By Ariana Yeager Published 11 months ago 1 min read
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That's right. Talk.

Let the toxicity pool in your mouth.

Let it bubble like hot acid.

Acid that only burns me.

But I'll drink that acid until I become immune from you.

You don't know,

so stop assuming.

Your words are careless.

What are you even getting out of it?

You talk shit to get the smell away from you,

but I'm the kind of candle that engulfs the room.

Talk.

Talk like you know me,

talk like you know it.

I should feel like a celebrity with the gossip you spread about me.

Despite the burn,

I stood up.

So talk with your acid,

while I'll talk back with my truth.

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But, what if it does work out?

She walks through Hell with a smile because she owns her demons.

Don't say why me, say try me.

If you can't beat the fear, do it scared.

You only live once? False. You live everyday.

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