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Dreams Hurt
August 14, 2021
Empty promises whispered
In the dead of a tear filled night
Dreams kill
Lies masquerading as hope
To steal every ounce of it
But I'm a dreamer
And I love those knives
Those glorified, invisible knives
That I cut my heart out with
Dreams hurt.
© Juice C., powell, OH
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SparrowSun ELITE said...
on Aug. 19 2021 at 5:39 pm
mile of nowhere. as soon as school comes ill get5 another. in t5he mean t5ime, epression an anxiet5y6. fun.
real poem. to be clear, i dont self harm, the knives are metaphorical.
i wrote this by hand since my computer is broke but typed it up on the famliy computer when it wasnt in use.