She takes
Her heart
And slits
Every word
That they ever promised.
Tonight,
She will bleed
All the lies
That have stained
Her life for
Too long.
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There are excuses b o u n c i n g off her lips
And she is (fo)r(mi)n(g strange words that feel a lot
like acid t/\e/\a/\r/\i/\n/\g her throat.
Their concern is reeking P
A
T
H
S
of rancid bile in her ears.
And the stitches holding her lashes together are faulty;
But the scars on her irises are worse.
Her arm is draped in shrouds of material,
Covering the release that .:seeps:. from her fingers each day.
And even when the rain [stops], she remains clothed.
Her chest is being wrapped with duct tape,
C[o[n[s[t[r[i[c[t[i[n[g the phrases she wishes to write.
And her skin is being t .o . r . n when nightfall covers the sun.
The keyboard |s_t_r_o_k_e_s| are documenting times of uncertainty,
And times of dreams that
crash.
Yet each day, her eyelids still -awaken-.
They stare and .mutter. under muted disapproval.
She , hiding under fringes and lyrics.
Writing words that will never amount to sentences.
When the world decides to \c o m b u s t/ and smoke,
She will hold her bloodied notebooks to her chest
And whisper softly:
I told you so
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And tonight,
She will bleed
All the lies
That have stained
Her life for far
Too long.
Author notes
Prompt: The stitches are faulty, but the scar is worse.
Hope this is okay=]
A contest entry
- Sorry if my eyes don't [sparkle] anymore. --x by Madison Mary.
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If you wanted honesty;; Then that's all you had to say.
Comments
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the imagry here is superb, bravo, and good luck in the contest
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Wow
I think this piece is fantastic. I think it's so good that it didn't really need the dirty/pretty stuff. Though that is always the authors choice. I don't think it made it any greater tho.
Great piece of writing, great imagery
Congrats on a piece of gold.
Thank you for entering
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Wow very strong piece!
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My favorite lines were tonight she will bleed all the lies that have stained her life for too long . I liked your creative way of putting everything. The emotions were very strong and powerful. Imagery was excellent. i loved it
thanks for entering my contest.
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"And the stitches holding her lashes together are faulty;
But the scars on her irises are worse."
Magnificent.
"The keyboard |s_t_r_o_k_e_s|"
The formatting really adds to the meaning of this. Genius!
"blooded" ---> "bloodied"
Good luck in all the contests (but I doubt you need it) -
wow excellent write.......
I LOVE IT!
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Its so.. well I dont know the right word for it! It's awesome, I love it! best of luck
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Amazing, and so relateable for me.
I truly enjoyed reading it, especially the repetitiveness part. That was the part that really drew me into reading the rest of it. -
WOW. i cant even pinpoint my favorite part the whole thing was crazy good!
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This is so RAW. Love it sweetie, you always write with such care and expression, I know all these feelings and felt like this yesterday myself. The last 4 lines particularly hit home they were so raw and so true. Love you and what you always promise to be a beautiful piece.
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I really like it, but I feel like it might be more powerful without the excess brackets. Thanks for entering. xx
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yeahh, it's been a while since i've DP'd. Will take your advice and change it now.
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Thanks. The words just really cut straight to the heart; it's lovely.
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