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Ecstasy

There is a war raging inside you.

 

A secret genocide;

 

an internal homicide;

 

a battle you cannot win.

 

Where are your allies?

 

They have all left you

 

as you spin further down

 

the drain.

 

They left you

 

because

 

you have left yourself.

 

As you look into the mirror,

 

you see a stranger;

 

I see someone I once knew.

 

I don’t know you

 

and

 

neither do you.

 

All that is left

 

is the shell of a man;

 

sharper than glass,

 

harder than diamond,

 

absolutely sepulchral,

 

and hollow to the core.

 

I have touched you

 

and the glass began to crack.

 

And I can’t help

 

but wonder

 

if this was my fault;

 

your downward spiral.

 

It’s only a matter of time

 

before you break

 

and leave me

 

to pick up the

 

pieces.

 

Is this really worth it?

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Oct 5, 2012
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