an ache                                                                
located where my                
left ribcage holds a                                
bleeding heart                          
under the sturdy bones                                  
beneath muscle and veins                    

my heart bleeds        

i thought the other day                                
this bleeding has to stop                                      
internal organs shouldn't hurt like this                          

maybe if i cut off the blood supply to it              
there would be no blood for                        
my heart to bleed                                                    

finding veins in my wrist                
blade sharp          
heart bleeding                  

swapping internal pain                      
for external pain                      

can't hurt too much      
not compared to the ache                          
the never ending bleeding              
of my helpless heart                      

i'm stopping pain...                                                          
not causing it...                                                        
i thought that at the time

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