Another One Down
No surprise, nothing new
Nothing horrible I haven’t heard before
(yet just as)
Another brick on the wall,
another second-hand scar
We peel away simultaneously,
my friends and I.
Every scar is a stake - invisible
Every hurt makes me
(hurt more)
feel something
(like envy)
of a wound
Just another soul unlike me,
another one gasping for breath
without air
(can I give you my air
to breathe?)
Just another one down.
I am a witness,
dummy
(undeserving)
(undeserving)
Just another wretched disease,
another fucking real human being
(am I alive?)
(how can I be real without this?)
another feeling
(I will MAKE myself feel it)
Just another one down.
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