Hurt me! HURT ME. OKAY HURT ME.
Okay, hurt me. Tie me with your rope,
throw me in the river, watch me drown,
Come to save me after death. Giggle and smoke
your weed, put the fog into my lungs. Shove
mushrooms down my decaying throat. Watch me
turn into a tree and turn into one with me. Are you hearing me?
I said that you can hurt me. You can hurt me.
Take a knife, cut out my heart,
place something lovely inside my chest. Put me in a maze
and I will find a secret love letter. You love me, don’t you?
Oh, you love me! You love me! So go ahead! Crack me open,
chew me or swallow me or spit me out. Go ahead
and wreck my house. Throw mugs at my wall.
You can do the dishes, too, if you want. You can sit on the
sofa of my mind. Read a book. I will make some tea.
Go ahead and sit quietly, or be loud, make a mess,
I will be right back with scones and a cold brew coffee.
Oh, go on and hurt me.
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