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i am on my knees

she smears her lips with mama's red crayons. (then she swallows them whole) lips like sour cherries, puckered ,                   swollen . wiping her eyes on soft tissue, blood stains instead.
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unlovedprincess
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Mar 31, 2018
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only to get sick instead//

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#lips#cherries#swallow#cry#eyes#blood#smear#mama#red#pucker
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