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May 2015
They never really said “stop”
Until the knife was fully in
And your blood was on my shirt
And my tears were on your skin
But you didn’t say a word

A face so unfamiliar
It turned to porcelain before my eyes
Had to close them, but I couldn’t
Wouldn’t touch a thing

Swallowed by impurity
Throat clasped against a wall
With my own hands and skin
Trying to tear my life away

Struck myself quick with a hammer 31 times
Till I passed out from the pain
It was the nicest feeling in the world
To forget it all
Sophie Elizabeth Bishop
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Sophie Elizabeth Bishop  London
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