31: MY OLD FRIEND

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I light candles in my room
Sometimes I just light the match
Other times I light a candle and watch burn for hours.

The sweet sickening smells
Mask the poison that rots in my room.
Its a sent I cannot remove
And it follows me everywhere

In the corner of my eye, I see it
I see them
It's a shadow no bigger than I

There eyes judging me
Hating me, killing me.
They whispering insults to me
And they call it a sport.

"How long does it take for Crybaby to cry again"

It doesn't take much.
To hurt me
To make me fall
Those words are like rocks tied to my feel
As I pull them from place to place.
But I do not have scissors to cut them away

I can't escape there neverending torment
I just want the voices to stop
Just for a moment.

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