What I Was Taught vs. What You Were Taught

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you'll watch me cry

you never say goodbye.

you've left me to die,

to wither alone.

i give you what you want then you're off the phone.

you'll move on from me with no regrets.

i'll lie here,

alone and dead.

you've taken what you want

and

left what you don't,

you don't apologize for breaking me apart

but,

you were never taught apologies.

you were never taught to let apologies

slip from your lips like saliva.

you were never taught to

hold your tongue

or

quiet your voice

or

silence your desires.

you were only taught how to be,

how to get

and

take what you want,

how to break hearts.

how to break the hearts of

lonely,

little,

girls,

like me.

because i was never taught to be strong, to be loud. i had to learn from experience.

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