this isnt meant to hurt
this isnt meant to offend
too many times have i been scorned
too many times have denied
the worst form of rejection,
is that in the form of
false acceptance
the idea that someone
accepts you
loves you
includes you
for who you are
but then denies you
forsakes you
for everything you
had already given
everything you've already promised
you cannot take that back
you cannot suppress the hurt
you cannot suppress the reality
everything is decay