17: Voices

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I hear voices
Day and night.
Louder and louder every minute,
Telling me I don't deserve this.
Telling me to leave and to die.
Sometimes the voices are helpful.
They make me mistrust people so I don't get broken.
Broken by all the voices that are in my head.
Yes, I hear you.
I hear how you betrayed my trust.
How you left me for being me.
How you wanted to change me.
I hear you day and night as they won't leave me.
And yet, I find it peaceful.
Knowing that when I die,
A part of you dies with me.

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