Things I Do for You

I wear coffee stains, wear ink stains,
lose my appetite, burn my food,
spoil my lipstick, darken my kohl,
bite my nails, scratch on desks,
peel my eyebrows, razor my hair,
pierce my chin, tattoo my waist,
ignore my calls, stare at walls,
hit my car, break my cell,
smash my glasses, break my knuckles,
feed my anxiety, eat my anger,
skip Bryan Adams, skip Woody Allen,
skip strawberries, skip vodka shots,
swear in public, sigh in private,
talk to strangers, block strangers,
hate strangers, breathe cigarettes,
doodle hearts, shield windows,
fall off the treadmill, bleed poetry,
leave the lights on,
and refrain from dreaming at night.
The things I do for you.

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