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11/16/18
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They are fighting.

You bitch

You ass

You bastard

You piece of shit

It's escalating.

Soon the claws will come out,

Unsheathing from their hiding spots

Ready to scratch, to stab, to pit

Themselves against one another

Friend against friend

Allies turned foes

When will it end?

Nobody knows.

With the exception of one.

She is beaming

Radiant

Putting to shame even the sun

But behind her smile of

Beautiful lies

Lurks a darkness so fine

No one has seen it in time.

She grins, her eyes flashing

A fire inside

Smoke drifting away

Blazing at the sight of injury.

But it isn't enough

I need more.

She stares at them

Watching their glares and hisses

Like snakes set to coil

And strangle.

She wonders who will suffocate first.

It takes time to tie a noose.

Ican'tbelieveItrustedanyofyou--

But she easily laid the trap

Saysthepotcallingthekettleblackyoufuc--

Scattering bits and pieces

ShutupshutupSHUTUP--

Fragments of glass

Idon'tevenknowyoupeopleanymore--

Which pierced her friends' sides.

Now all she has to do is wait

Wait to see which one

Dies of blood loss first.

A sneer curls her lips.

They always said

I was too old to

Play with toys.

...But look.

Look at how fun it is.

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