Bottle

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I peeled this skin of mine,

Shedding my shell, I was vulnerable,

I twist and twist — slowly making a rope,

But it wasn't ever enough...

Even when my bones are prickling at my flesh,

It wasn't, it never was and never will.

I watched how the glass fogged up,

My lips pressed upon it, I exhaled,

For how many years have I been doing this?

Wanting to escape the prison of a bottle,

But I can never for I was small,

Compared to this big world I'm living in,

It didn't deter me though, to try and try.

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"Trying is better than nothing at all..."

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