“If It Isn't Given, It's Been Taken" by Anonymous

Just a little?

That’s all that it took I guess

It doesn’t seem like something that should’ve happened so it must not be a big deal

 

Relax

I guess

I can try

I don’t know I’ve never done this before

No you don’t push my head down

No you don’t push my head down

No you don’t push my head down

 

Nobody who’s known you since you were seven should ever push your head down

 

But there’s more fish in the sea

And then you drop me off at the curb

 

But it wasn’t the first time

Because the first time was when you told me I could kiss you and then you pulled me off the path

And I was confused but I let it go as you kissed me and didn’t ask

And then you decided you could invade my privacy

 

Just muscle memory for you

 

Because it was yours to take

Not up to me

 

You’re so fucking hot

 

Oh that’s nice but can we wait

 

I remember being confused because if you said

 

We didn’t have to if I wasn’t ready

 

 Then why did you do it again

 

When you write it out then you understand that it was because it didn’t matter to you that I wasn’t ready

 

I hope you understand

 

I had a crush on you in second grade

What if one day we fell in love?!

 

Is it safe to think that I’m not as strong as I thought I was

It doesn’t feel like it’s safe to think anything right now

 

I hope you understand

What’s going on up there

I feel like I finally understand

After four months of ignoring

 

THAT THING THAT HAPPENED IN THE FALL

 

Because you always think you’re untouchable until you’ve been touched

 

Oh

Oh shit

 

Well now it makes sense

 

I hope you never have to understand

Lying in bed feeling like you’re having a heart attack

Phrases running ultra marathons through the head

That doesn’t feel like it’s yours anymore

 

If you’re not in control of your body

Then you’re not in control of the most important part of your body

 

When they open the floodgates in your head

Thoughts rush in

 

But this time it feels more like a choice

 

Because with anxiety comes an analytical thought process

Reclamation