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Clenched palms and bloodied fists
from the tenderest lips, you once kissed
Eyes glistening for the diamonds that fall
Wondering why I feel so small
Wondering if I should feel at all
The nails I've bit down past the skin
Leave me wearing blood, like an apron
Held up by the threads, I chew them away
So I may float to the earth, in utter dismay
And these palms you see, these mangled wrists
the heart strings torn away by the lips you kissed
are the consequences I've paid time and again
for taking to heart all the cruel things you've ever said
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