The Princess Saves Herself in This One

you deserve

someone

who makes

you feel

like the

otherworldly

creature

you are.

- yourself.

be wary

of the boys who

only ever tell

half-truths

because they

will only ever be

half in love

with you.

you owe

no one

your

forgiveness.

- except maybe yourself.

you

are not

obligated

to have

children

just because

your body

has that

capability.

i’ll be there with matches

the sign you’ve been waiting for.

- “no” is short for “fuck off.”

all of the oceans

& galaxies

did not

conspire together to

create me

just so i could

reproduce for

you.

he

opened me up

like a book

& poured the

poetry

back into

me.

- my personal pen & paper.

you can have my forgiveness, but you can’t have me.