i. do not fall in love with me.
for i am hungry and cruel & i
will hollow you out with heavy
secrets & ugly insides.

i am not beautiful, i am scarred.
my mind is dusty archives with 
paper thoughts that my wildfire
heart has a tendency to burn.

i will burn you. i will not provide
you warmth.

because i am selfish & frigid &
i will steal your offered comfort.

ii. do not fall in love with me.
for i am a killer.

finger pointed in a permanent
pistol, i will whisper compassion
with the heavy barrel of my gun.

iii. do not fall in love with me
because i am cruel.

i am jealous & messy & savage
& i will show you what a true monster
is. i will posses you utterly.

i will suffocate you.

iv. do not fall in love with me.
for i am a sadist and i will feed
you my chaos affection & you 
will choke.

v. do not fall in love with me.
for i am a liar.

i will hurt you & crush you & scream
my strength into the air between us.

i will make you feel wonderful & worthless.

vi. do not fall in love with me.
for i am weak.

& i will inhale you more than the
stolen oxygen in my butterfly lungs.
i will rely on you with my life & i will
lock my heart away inside your ribcage 
because I do not trust myself with it.

vii. do not fall in love with me.
for i will need you.