BOYS LIKE ME DON'T FALL IN LOVE
WE DROWN IN IT
WE STAND ON GROANING CLIFF'S EDGES
AND GAZE INTO THE CLAMOURING WAVES (THE SAME COLOUR OF YOUR EYES)
AND WARN OURSELVES AGAIN AND AGAIN
AND ARM OURSELVES WITH WEAPONS OF STEEL
AND JAB AND SLASH
AND FALL IN ANYWAY
AND DROWN
BOYS LIKE ME DON'T FALL IN LOVE
WE ARE CONSUMED BY IT
EATING US, UNTIL THERE ISN'T A SCRAP OF US LEFT
BURNING US UP, UNTIL WE'RE EMBERS GLOWING IN THE ASHES
TWISTING AROUND US, WRAPPING US WHOLE
SETTING OUR NERVES ALIGHT WITH WANT AND DESIRE
BOYS LIKE ME DON'T FALL IN LOVE
WE DIE BY IT
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