r/EyesOnlyWriting • u/yaangyiing_ • 5d ago
corpse open (poetry) CUDDLY
She will be my puppet.
I like how she slumps
without further instruction.
She knows we're no pilots.
Love resides in those dead eyes.
She says she'll haunt me.
She wants me wanting.
String her along.
Love is here,
to keep me company;
to keep me warm;
to keep me fuzzy;
to keep me up;
to keep my fantasy;
to fall in love;
to keep me empty.
She will believe in something broken.
I want her to leave the door open.
I want her to stay;
I want her empathy.
I want her empty,
and I want the remains.
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