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bite down till it bleeds

Self censored

I bite my own tongue

Till it bleeds

And small seeds

Of doubt and worry

Scurry

From my throat

Down down down

To my stomach.

Can’t breathe for the

Stifling

Can’t speak for the thoughts

Rifling through my heart

Tearing apart the layersI have sewn.

Ripping at seams

And spilling through the gaps

Fears planted

Enchanted

All I can do is gag.

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jacqe-booth
Australian
Published
Feb 25, 2010
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