twenty-six; sleeves

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Dear Esther,

I try my best to cover the scars up.
To leave the bruises out of sight;
To shun away the image of a bloody knife

But scars don't go away,
Instead they stay,
A reminder of unbearable pain

I use the sleeves of my tattered coat,
To hide the cuts on my wrists,
The haunting marks on my skin

I try so hard,
To forget the daunting past,
But it still remains in my head,
Clear and vast...

Quinn

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