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Rated: 18+ · Poetry · Emotional · #1591695
This piece contrasts physical and emotional intimacy
Take off my shirt
Unhook my bra
Look at my body
Illuminated by the lamp I left on
Your eyes
Your hands
Your mouth
Explore every inch
And I'm unashamed
My clothes come off with just one word
But the curtain that hides my mind
I won't move it for you
In the dark corners, I hide my secrets
Under that rug are the pieces
Of the boy I said I loved
And broke
There are empty spots on the shelves
That used to contain
Innocence
Self-respect
And naivety
The chest with the padlock,
That's where I keep the worst
A sword named Abandonment
Stained with the blood from my heart
A shattered vase, labeled Trust
As empty as it's been for so long
I may have let you pull off my pants
And undress me completely
But you never saw me naked
Not until the night I cried as I showed you
Everything I'd be hiding behind that curtain
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