Truth Serum

Maybe I’m meant to love people from a far,

Keep my gurgling love at a safe distance.

These childproof locks that I put on my heart,

They break like sticks when I feel resistance.

I could have held you but it was not enough,

I could have lied but the serum ruined me.

Now I hate you for blowing up all my bluff

And you think I adore my own cruelty.

-Jackie