is it so
bad that
i believe
i am alone?
is it so
bad that
i stare at
myself just
knowing
I'm not
worth it?
is it so
bad that
i can hurt
myself
without even
blinking?-it's not that bad
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Roses Have Thorns
PoetryAs a young child i was taught to look, but not touch see, but not feel, and think before i do and now that i am older i close my eyes and touch the s t a r s without t h i n k i n g - so did you
thirty one
is it so
bad that
i believe
i am alone?
is it so
bad that
i stare at
myself just
knowing
I'm not
worth it?
is it so
bad that
i can hurt
myself
without even
blinking?-it's not that bad