My mother warned me about
cigarettes that could cause lung
cancer
But she never told me that
self
hatred could grow faster than
any
tumor ever could
My father warned me that i
should never stop thinking
But he never told me that
over thinking would kill my
happiness
My sister warned me about
other
people who might make
hurtful
comments about me
But she never told me that
instead of hearing someone
else's
voice, i'd hear my own
My brother warned me about
the drugs sold in baggies on
the
street
But he never told me about
the
ones that people put in your
glass
when you're not looking
My grandmother warned me
about the devil with his tail
and
red horns
But she never told me about
his
angelic smile and his dark
brown
eyes
My grandfather warned me
about booze that could kill
But he never told me that if
you
drink enough alcohol, it
tastes
like love
My cousin warned me that i
should lose my virginity to a guy
i
love
But she never told me he
should
love me, too
My aunt warned me that if i
kept
eating that much, i might
vomit
But she never told me that
even
without eating anything, you
can
hang over the toilet and
puke
My baby sitter warned me that
a
boy would break my heart
But she never told me that if
i
made him mad, he'd also
break
my arm and nose
My teacher warned me about
dangerous men with knives
that
could easily cut my throat
But she never told me that i
didn't
need these men to cut my
skin
They all warned me that i
shouldn't do dangerous
things
that could kill me
But i never had the chance to
ask
them if slitting both my
wrists
vertically
And taking thirty eight
asprins
was one of these dangerous
things
-d.a.n.