• Her love seeped into me,
    and I felt my heart love her.
    Then, I found out.
    And her lies were torture,
    her laughs killed me.
    The horrible names crowded my mind,
    and I let the words flow out of my body,
    the only way I knew how.
    She threatened to take over my whole body,
    and my heart broke when she left me.

    Now, I have found someone else.
    Someone who loves me,
    and doesn't want me to fade away.
    They love me,
    even with all my faults.
    And I love them,
    even if they have no faults.

    Their love binds me to them.
    My heart is healing,
    I can feel the pricks of the needle,
    but they are fewer and farther in between.
    My mind still whispers my doubt,
    but I am learning to control it.

    I can feel their love replacing hers,
    as their names for me,
    replace hers.
    And they seek into my skin,
    and I realize.
    I kind of like this.