a collection of my own writings … sentence starters
a warning for dark themes and profanity
“ do you forgive yourself? “
“ can i stop fighting, now? “
“ you were different. you cared. “
“ you never really cared, did you? “
“ i keep waiting for it to get easier. “
“ i’d lay down my life to keep you safe. “
“ think i’m owed a happy day… just one. “
“ i should’ve known better than to trust you. “
“ who the hell gave you the right to hurt me? “
“ you always made me believe that it was okay. “
“ no one’s ever smiled at me the way that you did. “
“ i thought i had forgiven. i thought i had forgotten. “
“ but, anger is damn well better than nothing, right? “
“ maybe some people are just made to be shattered. “
“ you gave. and you gave. expected nothing in return. “
“ all the love I’ve ever known… has never been gentle. “
“ do i fear you…? since when does a wolf fear its prey? “
“ something inside you is broken. maybe it always was. “
“ i’ll never forget their faces. i still see them every night. “
“ why do i find myself missing a life that never even was? “
“ maybe it’s time to show them what a mistake they’ve made. “
“ i didn’t know how far i’d fallen. i don’t know how i can escape. “
“ and, sure, you can fool them… but, you can’t fool them forever. “
“ i fucking hate it when you smile, because i know what’s beneath it. “
“ i found myself craving touch, aching to be held, if only for a moment. “
“ i’ll hold your heart as it deserves to be. i’ll protect it to my final breath. “
“ no, you were never meant for this, but that will not stop you from trying. “
“ i guess i always knew it was too good to be true. shame on me for hoping. “
“ a fire still has a way of blazing ,still eats you alive, even if you aren’t looking. “
“ if that’s what it takes… i’ll let the beast inside win and claw my way through this. “
“ you thought you could keep them all fooled, but your silver tongue keeps slipping. “
“ you will have my forgiveness, time and time, again. always. —— but, my trust…? “
“ i would do whatever it took to protect you… let my hands drip r e d to keep you safe. “
“ oh, yeah, there’s a lot of things i would love to say to you… ‘ fuck you ‘ comes to mind. “
“ there’s still so much of me that’s pieces of you. and i can never seem to claw them all out. “
“ how do i trust you won’t bring the lighter, the gasoline and set my garden ablaze as they did?
“ i was too young for these scars on my heart. i was too young for this blood on my hands.”
“ we climbed all the way to the stars, but heaven knows we were doomed to fall from the start. “
“ wounds don’t ever heal. you just notice them less. on good days, you forget they exist at all. “
“ why the hell do i rearrange my world for you… when you pretend i’m not even a part of yours?”
“ it took me long enough, but i think i’ve finally figured it out. i’m the villain of this story after all… “
“ the moment they touch you is the moment they should be falling to their knees, pleading for mercy. “
“ they dropped the world on your shoulders and called you atlas. ——- how long can you hold the weight? “
“ i could live without you. i could fight without you. i could survive without you. but, that doesn’t mean i want to… “
“ you were once among the strongest, appearing unbreakable, unshakable… oh, but, darling, even Rome’s walls crumbled. “
“ i don’t know how to put it into words how much i need you, how much i love you… i just know i sleep better when you’re beside me. “
“ they molded you into a monster. sharpened your claws, your fangs. ripped out everything good and holy, made you howl until your throat burned… “
“ you were so pure before they dragged you through the flames… now, you’re all charred remains and shattered bones, choking on ashes and smoke, begging for the fire back. “
“ when i tell you that i love you, i am swearing that i will be here for you when you need me. i am saying that you are my entire world. i am saying that you are more precious to me than you could ever know. “
