Summer and Winter

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Red is such a fascinating color.

It represents so many things, from love to war and safety to pain.

I can't help but think about how amazing the color is as it trickles down my arm taking some of the pain with it.

I bandage the new scar and pull on my bracelets. Before I go, I stand in the mirror and perfect my smile.

It's amazing how such a trivial thing has the power to hide all the things that are wrong inside.

I grab my things and head out the door leaving behind one hell hole to enter another