I Don't Want You

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Dedications

I don't want you.

I don't want you.

 

Maybe if I chant it

like a mantra

over and over again,

my brain will learn

to accept it.

 

I want to forget you.

I want to move on.

 

But for now,

I'll make you think

I want you so you can

tell me you want me

over and over again.

 

And those compliments

will wash over me

and take my mind

off my own issues.

 

But at the end of the day,

your words are empty,

loveless comments,

based on physical attraction

when I need so much more.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Thomas

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