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One pill was too little, Two was just enough. Three was to push the limit. Four was to prove it wasn't a bluff. Five was to be thin. Six was for my ribs to be a cage and my heart be the bird. Seven was to purge myself from within. Eight was for my hipbones to stick out like knives. Nine was to ensure that I might not wake up alive.
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Aug 17, 2014
Aug 17, 2014 at 3:12 PM UTC
Nine
One pill was too little, Two was just enough. Three was to push the limit. Four was to prove it wasn't a bluff. Five was to be thin. Six was for my ribs to be a cage and my heart be the bird. Seven was to purge myself from within. Eight was for my hipbones to stick out like knives. Nine was to ensure that I might not wake up alive.
~ a.m.l I know the rhyme scheme is off.
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Aug 17, 2014
Aug 17, 2014 at 3:12 PM UTC
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