transatlanticism

those people were overjoyed, they took to their boats.
I thought it less like a lake, and more like a moat.
The rhythm of my footsteps crossing flood lands to your door have been silenced, forever more.
The distance is quite simply much to far for me to row, it seems farther, than ever before.

I need you so much closer.
  • society: Everyone's beautiful.
  • society: Don't eat though, you don't want to get fat.
  • society: You don't eat? Anorexic freak!
  • society: You're a size 4? You're supposed to be a size 0!
  • society: You're an A cup? What are you, 8?
  • society: You're a C cup? That's my mums size.
  • society: You had sex?! Slut!
  • society: You haven't had sex? Hah, you're frigid!
  • society: You don't think you're pretty? Attention seeker!
  • society: You think you're pretty? Conceited much?
  • society: You believe in gay rights? Homo!
  • society: You don't believe in gay rights? Homophobic dickhead!
  • society: You're depressed? Attention seeker!
  • society: You cut yourself? Still attention seeking!
  • society: You can't go on? How much attention do you want?!
  • -someone kills themself-
  • society: Oh, they were so beautiful! Society sucks!