"empathy"

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and in comforting you,
i took to dragging fingernails
and metal
across my body for you.
i wanted to rip apart
your problems
like i try to with mine,
by ripping open skin.
i wanted to tell you everything
and tell you nothing at once.
i made them twice as deep,
just in case it helped you.

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