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I'm Sorry

Bruised and Beaten
Self-Inflicted
I lay entangled on my bed
Pain overcomes my body
Images surround me
I can稚 get them out of my head.
In a way
I wish that you could see me
for what I am.
You would wrap your arms around me
And shield my body from this destruction.
You would dump my pills out of the bottle
Drain my body of all its sorrow
and make me feel again
Because I love you so much.
But you just sit there
acting as if I知 fine
not acknowledging that I知
dying inside.
Keep acting
maybe everyone else will believe you
despite the obvious.
Pretending that I will grow out of
this stage.
But how can I do that
when I知 pushed my body to its
very limit
and there is nothing left for
anyone to do?
Heaven forbid I need you here
What was I thinking when
I thought that you cared
At this rate
I値l be happy soon
All the pills and blood
will have done all that they can do.
You won稚 have to put up with my
whining anymore.
I知 sorry that I could never be
the child you wanted.
I知 just so sorry.
I only wish that when I知 gone
you値l love me as much
as I love you.

Alanna, 13 April 2006


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