Pretty Marks

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I wish I could stop for longer than a week,

I wish my legs weren't marked with my past failures,

I wish I didn't need to rely on other people to forget.

The lines of memories covering my body,

The burns of taunting stuck to my chest.

Will this ever go away?

Will I ever get rest?

The things I wish I could stop

Are things I never thought I could do.

Am I hurting other people?

Am I hurting you?

Days pass by like years,

Weeks so slow I barely know what month I'm in.

Am I faking this for attention?

Is this the child in me?

I'm so tired.

So very tired.

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