if, by chance,
you’re wondering,
the blood i’m bleeding is
as red as the lips you once kissed
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if, by chance,
you’re wondering,
the blood i’m bleeding is
as red as the lips you once kissed
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i won’t beg you to stay;
pernicious words ensnare a soul
as barbwire alabastrine skin;
piercing, gashing, lacerating,
exsanguinating life,
extinguishing hope
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