I look at people's wrists
just to check that they're clean
because I know what it's like
for scars not to be seen.
I look at people's thighs
just to check they're bare
because I know what's it like
for no-one to care.

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My Lies
PoetryThe average person tells four lies a day, one-thousand, four-hundred and sixty a year, and eighty-seven-thousand and six-hundred by the age of sixty. And the most common lie is: "I'm fine." Cᴏᴘʏʀɪɢʜᴛ © 2013/2014 - InkButterfly