Tell me i was a choice you made 

if i let you hold my heart do you promise

to be gentle? please do not squeeze 

around me like a dog’s twisted teeth. 

leave fingerprints if you wish but try not

to bruise too deeply. i am fragile in a way

that curses my youth. i am sensitive so

please do not bite. if you ever get

the urge, dig your claws into my back,

but try not to draw blood or i might

stain your fingertips. i do not want to

mark you with anything but love. 

i do not want to trap you here.

 

you should roam freely, meet new 

people, make new friends. just say 

goodbye before you go. tell me i 

filled you with stardust the way you 

did me. tell me i meant more than 

nothing. tell me i was good enough 

for you to choose to hold me, like 

i chose to let you hold my heart.