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Can't Save Me Now

November 13, 2017
By SkyeV13 GOLD, Walker, Michigan
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"It's much easier to fake a smile than to explain what you really feel." & "We stopped looking for monsters under the bed when we realized they're inside of us."

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I’m Breaking down on the inside
My heart is allied with my mind
Their trying to get me to end my life
And if you still don’t understand
I’ll draw you a picture
I’ll draw it in silver but it will come out in red
There are many things you can not see
No matter how hard you look, how long you stare
You’ll never be able to see inside
But some things you can see
Like the cuts and cracked skin
Like the dull eyes I hold
Through the bruises all over
through my fake smile and fake laugh
Underneath bracelets and clothes
You can see the abuse I have to deal with day and night
So I wouldn’t help me now
For I’m too far gone
To be helped now

© Susan R., Iselin, NJ

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