Darling, It's because I love you

Wed, 10/04/2017 - 22:40 -- a.benn

Darling, It's because I love you

It's because I love you 

It's because I love you 

I say after every enraged swing I've taken at you 

Darling, It's because I love you 

It's because I love you

It's because I love you 

I say after every rotten bruise I've given you 

Darling, It's because I love you

It's because I love you 

It's because I love you

I say after every dreadful threat I've said to you 

Darling, It's because I love you 

It's because I love you 

It's because I love you 

Swing

Darling, I love you 

Threat

Darling, I really do love you 

Hit

Darling, I will never stop loving you 

And as I put my cold menacing hand around your pretty fragile neck

I whisper softly,

"It's because I love you"

 

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