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The Joy of Me
I’m tired of the forever dripping blood that runs from my arms
They gather like clouds, merging
They move over my fingers
Down my thighs
Into my lungs
Their pit-plat-pit-plating melodiously ruins my thoughts
I know that you’ll be astonished
Or not
But I like cutting myself, mentally
Not that I ever draw blood
It’s the neat pattern that sears my soul
The knowledge that I can bleed myself hungry
That I can fixate on my physical hurtings rather than the cold
Dangerously addictive, powerfully so
When can I get my next hit because the skin I love
is strengthening
I know I’m nothing special
Believe me, its been pretty clear but
Is it a crime that I want more and more and more and more and more and more
Am I tired of life?
I’ve become anticipatory in awaiting my demise
Is that insensitive?
Is it uncalled for from just a 16-year-old nothing
But I think, breathe, shout
It’s satisfying to know that suffering can end with just a push of a button
A swish of a knife
I blow from the gasket
A kiss from the man you hate to love
I want to love someone, unconditionally and whole heartedly
At least once
I used to write, once upon a dream
I want to now
But it doesn’t happen anymore
I want to leave and never come back
But I have to be smart
Generous, forgiving, oblivious
I want to continue breathing but at the same time I want a continuous
Hiccup to last.
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