DREAD

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On the path of blooming, path of clotting,

path of rinsing the cuts, as I see it turn into a scar,

my steps seldom falters

except for the moments of suffocation,

paste on it stings, subsiding

as another knife sinks in.

The shower, from stream to vapors

and tension releases as my skin changes its shade,

out there, is a hand waiting, asking me to rest;

but who takes a mirror seriously?

Alas, still a little part of me whispers

Maybe.

-She said, staring at the water trailing down her feet.

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