You take out my pride
with a single
easy swing.
You dance into the light,
then away again.
The light
goes with you.
Your cruel words bite me,
a pack
of well-trained piranhas
at your beck and call.
You undermine me
with your derisive laughter,
send me to stand in the corner,
yours to ridicule
forever.
You're vicious, malicious, sharp-tongued, twisted,
you make me feel empty, inadequate, helpless, hopeless, weak...

What can I say?
I think I love you.

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