Loving Me Hurts

when you live with a mental illness you often find yourself hurting those around you because all you know how to do is hurt yourself.

You say "I love you" As if staring at me hurts You say that my ribs are showing My skin is cracked I am not that girl you once knew

You are too scared to leave me Too scared of what I'll do

I am overwhelming Everything I do is exhausting I weigh you down like a childhood memory Like a prison cell with no escape As you are forced to watch me destroy myself

You say "I love you" Just to say it Hoping it will stop me

It doesn't.