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The fly on the sill.
The weeds on the path.
The fleas on the dog.
The fish on the hook.
It's shouting from the kitchen.
The rat in the trap.
The..
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I came up from the darkness without you
cold air piercing
you got off easy
slipping away into deep
deep water
and all I am left with is life
col..
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What yet can be lost
from a soul empty as this
but air?
What yet can be grown
from a head empty as this
but hair?
What yet can be chose
from a ..
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Why do we torture ourselves?
Why do we cut and bruise
and use and abuse ourselves?
We know that the pain will
never drown out how we feel.
But st..
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I have no inspiration
for a poem today.
No emotion to draw on.
Just tiredness.
Emptiness.
Grey.
Tired.
I write this
with the hope
something..
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The snow fell that night
layer on later
brilliant white
kids built snow-folk
threw snowballs
wood fires gave off smoke
winter wonderland the..
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Pain. What is pain?
It's a four letter word,
it rhymes with rain.
But what does it mean?
Hurt, ache, stab, sting, throb.
Torture.
All synonyms.
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Red is hot,
your temper not the sex.
But still, it was good.
Orange is the juice,
you used to buy it just
for breakfast in bed.
Yellow is su..
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what iF i were to die?
what would yoU do?
what if i Cut out my pain?
what if I was drunK on blood?
what would You do?
wOuld you even care?
wel..
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Head. Desk.
Not quite the perfect partners,
but it's a start.
The cool plastic finish
almost steaming
hellish skin.
The light, which should be..
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