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Put On My Armor


How many times can i run away

Before people stop following me?

How many people can i push away

Until they stop coming back?

How long do i have

With the rest of the world

Because i keep forcing

My friends away from me

Because i'm scared

Because if they get to close

I run the risk

Of getting hurt and i can't stand

The idea of letting myself

Get hurt when i could

Put back on my lipstick

And my mascara

And my blazer

And wrap my hair back

With its pencils

Put on my armor

And pretend that everything is okay

And know that i won't get hurt

 

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GirlMadeOfIvory

Slytherin, Erudite, Water, Apollo or Athena. Cat person. Dissociative system; we usually write dissociated.

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