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"Becasue I love you"


"Becasue I love you" 

he said after he begged me to break curfew,

"Becasue I love you"

he said after he asked me to steal dads whiskey,

"Becasue I love you"

he said after he commanded me to hide his drugs,

"Becasue I love you"

he said after he convinced me to have sex with him,

"Becasue I love you"

he said after he demanded me to lie about the bruises,

"Becasue I love you"

he said after he ordered me to ignore my family,

"Becasue I love you"

he said after he forced me to move in to his apartment,

"Becasue I love you"

he said after he challenged me to leave him,

"Becasue I love myself"

I whispered as I left him while he slept.

 

 

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