Chapter 8: sweet *

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sweet

my fingers thinner, my trauma clearer

he's seen it crash and burn

and i claim he hasn't

love is sweet, you know

i call him baby and he calls me babe

we watch our favourite show from different living rooms

make love to each other in different bedrooms

write letters we'll never send

baby, remember, it's forest fires, toothbrushes and stolen mattresses

my hair brighter, my heart colder

he's seen it crash and burn

and i know he has

love is sweet, you know

but the truth is, i kiss boys and he kisses girls

i kiss girls and he sleeps with them

but it's all part of the game, we've started asking people to skip songs

remember them?

his hair longer, his trauma mine

i've seen it crash and burn

and he knows i have

love is sweet... i think