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-c. temerity

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fear. f-e-a-r
no matter how many times i spell it
out, say it, think it, i can't feel it.
is it possible to fear being able to
feel?

you're like an overdose of
anaesthesia to me, and as it turns out, i'm allergic
to painkillers.

if i can't feel then why am i hurting? how did you
do this to me? maybe i can feel only
what you want me to.

i walked into minefields for
you. i'd do it again, but you
already know that.
the thing is, it only looked like a minefield from my end.
to you, it became a field of daisies
the whole world did, just for you.

somehow the image of me changed on its way from me to you.
you saw pink lips, smooth skin, and
excited eyes. i saw a little shell
transparent, delicate
a shell that didn't know what it felt like to fall;
to break.

how do you know when you're falling
when you don't know what falling feels like? thank you
for teaching me something other than how to sway my hips, my
mind, my everything for you.

i never understood what danger was until i
realised i hated the way you made me lethargic
for you. you were dangerous, but somehow, it never mattered.

unfair, isn't it? that i don't have the same effect on you?
but please, tell me. am i
dangerous to you?

are you afraid of loving me,
because i think i'm beginning realize what
fear feels like.
temerity [tuh-mer-i-tee]
n. reckless boldness; rashness.


A collaboration with the ever-lovely ~horsenia - I can't explain how wonderful it was working with someone who has such a way with words.

:heart:

Please favourite her version here: [link]
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Words cannot express how much I love this!