im scared

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I have baby soft skin,
sensitive and tearable.
Please don't be mean,
I'm frangible.

Please don't hurt me,
I'm glass.
I'm glass balancing on a
single needle.
Please don't hurt me.

Like matches or kerosene,
I'm easily flammable.
Please don't be carefree,
You'll hurt me.

Your ignorance is like sandpaper
on my flower petal heart.
You'll tear me to bits,
You'll tear me apart.

Please don't hurt me,
I've been good.
I'm frail like the wind
on a summer day.

Please don't toy with me,
I'm as delicate as egg shells.
I'll break before you touch me.

I'm scared, love.
Words so easily said or unsaid.
Actions so easily taken, mostly going unnoticed.
Some actions were never made.
Love, I'm scared.
You'll hurt me.

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