Break the skin
make it bleed
cause my life
to run through
papercuts and
tiny holes
feel the pleasureful
pain of a slice
hear the blade as
it cuts deeper
deeper until
the pain outweighs
the pleasure
make it hurt
enough to
prove i'm still alive
prove to me
that life hasn't
left me for dead
make me
believe that
i do truly exist
my knife
my blade
my friend
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