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Selfish

How sick is it that I want to strip away all your new found happiness

Squeeze your memory dry of her

Rip open the healed stiches on your heart

And find myself sliding down, inch by inch

Making myself comfortable

In what is rightfully not

MineĀ 

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selfishbrokenmemoryi'm a sap

◄ Can't let go

Strip me down ►

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