you wanted shine

Cam
Cam
Sep 6, 2018 · 1 min read

and i wanted that for you too

so eventually i became nothing more than the person who swept up your glitter

you brought me around to tuck in the dark parts of you

and i helped you hide them from the world

blinded

by you and your glitter

you kept telling me there wasn’t room enough for the both of us to shine

so eventually I believed you

and then months went by and you asked when I would become somebody real

because I was killing your shine

dazing into the mirror all I saw was a person stuck in the inbetween

in between wanting you

and wanting me

in between sweeping up the mess of your fabricated shine

and sweeping up thoughts and dreams I negated in the midst of loving you

but you wanted shine

so eventually I became nothing more than the fool living in your shadow

Cam

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23. Midwest / East coast kid.