Never to Forget

Done once and hooked
It took just one look
One taste of pain
To lose what I’d gained

The unkindest cut
Made not through the gut
But across my life
Silencing the strife

The deepest pain
Never could be feigned
Wishing it would go
Back down to its hole

The bloodiest wrist
Can’t feel a mother’s kiss
Made by one hand, mine
Realizing that I’m not fine

The uncried tear
Hiding from the fear
Of being in the spotlight
And everyone seeing what’s not right

The first scar
Never to far
Where blade and flesh met
Never to forget

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