By Courtney
Date: 2002 Jul 29
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Colors

I've tried to scrub these miles
clean...
the dirt of my past etched like tattoos
on my pale skin
Fake smiles never eased empty promises
The knowledge beating through
my ribs was all too familiar
I tried to add meaning
to sweaty skin
that crawled upon my innocence
calling itself "love"
A name that's become tarnished
in my book
in my "grand scheme of things"
But him...
I longed for his smile
to liberate me
to captivate the good that hides
beneath my bad
To protect me from BLACK & BLUE
only to find their
his favorite colors...