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Support, Information & Expression: Daily life with self-injury

It Won

The familiar sting on my skin
I let the razor blade win
All the hate
Came out too late
Now on my skin it stays
You will never know what it says
Only I know
I don't like to let it show
I thought it would dull my pain
Maybe they are right, I am insane
All I have is blood to remind me
Of all the emotions I set free

© Beth Smith, 1 August 2004

wrote this August 1st and i was high so i don't think it's any good

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