Crash and Burn

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TW: self-harm

There's a burn that I can't quite describe-
The relief, the thrill, forgetting I'm alive.
I watch in awe as scarlet ink blooms from my skin,
Relief from the dull void of numbness within.
I'd rather feel this than nothing at all
And so continues my rapid fall.

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