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My skin is not mine I am repulsed by my flesh In the dark You cover me I disappear We blend into each other I am repulsed by my flesh In the dark How can you stand my scent? If I hold you at arms length Will you see how I rot? Will you see how I burn for gratification, for validation, for a sense of worth? I ache to be awakened from this state of ghostly death, for fingertips to spring alive the paleness of skin, numbness of breath I cannot touch myself I cannot stare in the glass Or I will become a murderer I am repulsed by my flesh In the dark
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Jun 10, 2015
Jun 10, 2015 at 2:46 PM UTC
Skin
My skin is not mine I am repulsed by my flesh In the dark You cover me I disappear We blend into each other I am repulsed by my flesh In the dark How can you stand my scent? If I hold you at arms length Will you see how I rot? Will you see how I burn for gratification, for validation, for a sense of worth? I ache to be awakened from this state of ghostly death, for fingertips to spring alive the paleness of skin, numbness of breath I cannot touch myself I cannot stare in the glass Or I will become a murderer I am repulsed by my flesh In the dark
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Jun 10, 2015
Jun 10, 2015 at 2:46 PM UTC
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