Faggot
FAGGOT
a faggot is a bundle of sticks bound together as fuel.
i am a faggot, and your words are my fuel.
i ignite on the inside when i hear your murmurs and whispers.
the voices in my head tell me to burst.
burst into flames, they say.
burst into flames, they say.
burst into flames, they say.
but i won’t, i won’t burst into flames.
because my flames are my tears.
and my tears are my weakness.
and my weakness is your strength.
i won’t let you be strong.
no, not i.
this faggot won’t allow you to light me up any longer.
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Me
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