fight

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With pieces of grass on my knees
My eyes, I squeeze
shut,
Waiting for the next fist,
To fly at me.

I can barely see.
My vision is blurry
My shins are bruised.
My nose is bloody.

My memory, muddy.

Their fists are bruised blue, and ugly.

I just wanted to feel numb freely.

So please, leave me.

I don't need you to fight for me.

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