Nocturna #4

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lift her up to knock her down, no more

outside at midnight she wakes

once again to breathe true air down to the hot cotton cushion where most would find discomfort

there is a method to her sadness 

and there are shackles at her feet

trapped in a world where all conform 

while she herself desires to be the same

but she's too true to her own to change

her desire to cover every inch of her body in art

to be able to see through the ears she hears through

to scalp herself with symbols

everyone sees it as harm 

she sees it as only loving herself

an action she thought herself never to be able to go through with,

but it becomes reality

just right now

the etches, the sketches

the writings, the emotions

they flood her world

but now the people can hear the water rushing in

she hopes they drown in her knowledge and admit she has a point

not everything seems sensible from the outside,

because no one listens to the inside

maybe they're intimidated, they could be scared

is it so bad that she knows thier pain?

all she wants is for you not to feel alone

because neither does she

no one wants to be.

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