Rope

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My mind made my body a special little necklace

A loop with a knot, a noose I perfected

All the others loved to play with my rope

Tugging and laughing spitting painful words and jokes

They left black and blue bruises all round my neck

And they did it everyday calling me things like "faggot"

With every harsh word the rope got tighter

Until my mind decided it wanted to take over

It put me on a chair and I smiled and watched

As my mind kicked that chair over

And my noose had won



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