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I'm putting tape over my ears so I don't hear cruelty, I'm putting tape over my nose so I don't smell my own fear, I'm putting tape over my eyes so I don't see a joke in the mirror, I'm putting tape over my mouth so I don't say what people don't want to hear. I'm taping my arms to my sides to avoid gesturing, To articulate points that are certainly wrong, I am taping my legs to avoid the shame Of walking in the rain to the same sad song. I am taping my body, I am taping my mind, I am through being honest, Done with being kind. It's selfish to die, It's painful to live, My solution is tape, So I can't take or give.
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Sep 30, 2018
Sep 30, 2018 at 9:53 PM UTC
Tapeface
I'm putting tape over my ears so I don't hear cruelty, I'm putting tape over my nose so I don't smell my own fear, I'm putting tape over my eyes so I don't see a joke in the mirror, I'm putting tape over my mouth so I don't say what people don't want to hear. I'm taping my arms to my sides to avoid gesturing, To articulate points that are certainly wrong, I am taping my legs to avoid the shame Of walking in the rain to the same sad song. I am taping my body, I am taping my mind, I am through being honest, Done with being kind. It's selfish to die, It's painful to live, My solution is tape, So I can't take or give.
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Sep 30, 2018
Sep 30, 2018 at 9:53 PM UTC
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