Hurt me again
like you used to
That's the only way
I can feel whole.
Without the dull ache,
I am not human.
I need us to need each other.
But the denial...
I can't have you.
The torment,
the yes...but no.
I need you to be strong
Remembering
our moments of weakness
here and there
now and again.
I need you
But we can only be friends...
always preferable
to nothing at all.
And so I whisper...
Hurt me again
like you used to.
You know that I love it so.