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“Promise me you won’t laugh at me.”
Continue the story from this line of dialogue.
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“Promise me you won’t laugh at me.” No that’s not it, so cringy. “Don’t tell anyone.” No. Not that either. “I have something to tell you. Just don’t freak out.” Yep that’s the one. I practice this line over and over again for five minutes in the school bathroom right across from the cafeteria. It’s Friday so this is my last chance until next week. As I walk back into class I see her standing there...
Hey, just hear me out, won't you please?
Promise me, no laughter, no tease.
I'm laying it bare, my heart on display,
In this moment, let judgment stay away.
I'll spill my guts, my fears and dreams,
In this real talk, nothing's as it seems.
Promise me, in your eyes, no mockery,
Just sincerity, a raw kind of honesty.
Hold my words, handle with care,
Let's make a pact, a promise we wear.
Through th...
“promise me,”
I always say,
“you won’t laugh.”
when there is no point
in doing so
in the end,
whatever they swear,
they always laugh
maybe it’s a snicker
or perhaps a sneer
you tell me to shut up
when I share my insecurities
I’m not sure
if you think this is you
being a good friend
if you think that it’s funny
after I spill my heart
to you
what do you mean,
you can’t be friends
with people...
Promise me you won’t laugh at me
If I tell you I like pink
Promise me you won’t laugh at me
If I tell you I’m a nerd
Promise me you won’t laugh at me
If I tell you the way my mind thinks
Promise me you won’t laugh at me
If I tell you every single thing I fear
Promise me you won’t laugh at me
If I tell you how much sleep I’ve lost
Promise me you won’t laugh at me
If I tell you how many demons ...
(Promise me you won’t laugh, because this is how my sleep goes…more like my dreams, a bit of my dream is foggy, it’s a bit odd how I remember most of it, but parts I don’t remember, I’ll improvise, now grab your popcorn and drinks lady’s and gentlemen, and we’re off on this very odd rollercoaster of a dream. The beginning is half made up since I really don’t remember it…)
Main Character: Dakota F...
Promise you won’t laugh at me
Promise you won’t judge
Got this story memorised
Ain’t it sweet as fudge?
Imagine perfection
Cotton candy life
Things make sense
Exist without strife…
Well
This story I spin
In my head
It’s so perfect
Makes me wanna be dead
Cause the gods are so gentle
I sleep in peace
Cause these fucking thoughts
Never cease
But in this world
Mental illness don’t exist
No...
Promise you won’t laugh at me?
I can hear them cackling.
Flames below are crackling.
Hades licks my fucking feet.
I come here to get away,
If I don’t I’ll go astray.
I can translate what they say:
‘Burn your faith and turn to me.’
Sometimes I just burst in flames,
Igniting as I take the blame.
Those voices, they all sound the same.
They call me all - all but my name.
Maybe I should hear ...
“Promise me you won’t laugh at me.”
I look up from my book to see Kristina standing in front of me, holding her arms. “What would I laugh about?”
She clears her throat and then lets her arms fall to her sides. She reaches for her hair with her right arm, and pulls on it. What clearly is a wig comes off of her head and I stare in awe at what her natural hair has become. I clasp my hands over m...
Promise you won’t laugh at me
when I tell you how pathetic I am
when I tell you how horrible I think it is
this life I mean
if I even make sense
trying to describe my feelings
the feelings which just grow and grow
and don’t fall out to my mouth
just stay in my head
so promise you won’t laugh at me
when I tell you how horrible I think I am
how I am afraid to hurt
even though I always hurt
because o...
Promise you won’t laugh at me
I should’ve started with that
Because you didn’t laugh
But you might as well have
Someone tell me if
“Slay”
Is an appropriate response
To a confession
Am I just out of the loop here
Or are you just rude?
“I like you”
“Slay”
“As in, more than a friend”
“Yeah I got that”
It wasn’t even the rejection
That upset me
It was the fact how
Me liking you
Seemed to be ups...
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