I think I’m done with this
So tired of hurting myself
By the time I end up
in any real relationship
I’m going to be so broken
that it will be impossible
I’ll slice her open
on all the jagged edges
everyone before her left behind
I have to work
even harder now
to hide these scars
so that I may someday
find the one whose happiness
I’m meant to share in
because it’s clearly not you
Not with lies
not with hiding
not with obfuscation
So I walk away
to salvage what remains