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Razorblade Words

Your words, like razorblades,

lacerate and penetrate

this grasping heart.

I've cried out many times in pain,

pleading with you, asking why

you can't simply walk away

and leave with me a portion

of my heart to lose elsewhere.

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Published: Dec 21, 2011
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