how the words come

By catarinehancock

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"this is the poetry that has come from finally realizing it is okay to be okay but also not okay at the same... More

praise for 'how the words come'
foreword
dear you
apology
apology, pt. 2
emotional abuse (TW)
switch
a dream #1
haunting
dictionary definition
the simple truth
the seven deadly sins
predictable
the truth is you're not fucking helping
passenger
questions i hope they ask (TW)
the reason why
a dream, #2
xanthophyll
when i'm old
the broken girls
you didn't want to bother with the rough parts of me
the damage this shit does
it's not a good time to talk about it
i should've seen it coming
instapoet
collide
light
users
a dream, #3
i keep saying i'll stop writing about you but trauma doesn't work like that
on having a seemingly overbearing fear of being sexually assaulted
don't you dare blame me
sometimes you even ruin music for me
clutch
part of the problem
the story i have to tell (vs. the one i wish i got)
budget cuts
at the root of this
gravedigger
you broke my mother's heart too
swallow / bite / bleed / die
realization
forgive and forget
a dream, #4
you were supposed to be here
the 'what about's
why we didn't work
i have to learn to be okay with this
this is the saddest part of healing
matchstick
a double-edged sword
landmine
among the gray
in between the lines
for you
10 facts about abusive relationships (what i wish i'd known)
when we see each other again
the boy in the corner of the coffee shop
i am managing
how i learned to love myself
women can be both, you know
the girl in the booth in the coffee shop
the story of this broken girl
goddess
the beginning of the couple in the corner of the coffee shop
girls
you
i'll have a caramel macchiato / the couple in the corner of the coffee shop
cadential
life
bloom
how the words come
dear you, epilogue
FULL VERSION OF 'HOW THE WORDS COME' COMING TOMORROW

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By catarinehancock

"i think you're really beautiful."

"must be nice."

"what does that mean?"

"must be nice to not hate what you see, is what i mean."

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"when was the last time somebody hurt you?"

"i don't get hurt. i just hurt."

"what?"

"this is your warning."

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"have you ever fallen in love?"

"i wouldn't know."

"but..."

"but what?"

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"i keep trying to tell you how i feel but you aren't listening—"

"i never asked for this. you."

"well, you got me. i'm here."

"i know."

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"i love you."

"i'm sorry."

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"i love you."

"stop saying it."

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"i have to let you go. for my sake. you're hurting me."

"i've been telling you that since the beginning."

"i know. i should've listened."

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"..."

"i'm sorry. i told you."

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"..."

"i miss you, sometimes.

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"..."

"i love you."

~

"i'm sorry."

"..."

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