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September 24, 2015
By nepetaleiyawn GOLD, Eugene, Oregon
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&quot;The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.&quot; - Buffy Summers<br /> &quot;Seize the moment. Cause tomorrow you might be dead.&quot; - Buffy Summers

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my eyes are overflowing with his image
every step i take is plagued with it
i cannot walk, i cannot sleep, i cannot breathe
without seeing memory of him
he’s in every atom of my being
and i cannot get him out
i scrub and rip and tear at it
but he’s lodged in me eternally
my screams roll up my throat
like bile threatening to spill
get him out, get him out, get him out
i want to be rid of the hell i’ve been in
i want to be free from everything he is
i’m trapped forever in this neverending cycle
of self-hatred, and hatred,
abuse, and denial
missing him, and loathing him
caught in his loop

© Emily E., Marblehead, MA

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AppleJacks_801 SILVER said...
on Nov. 17 2015 at 2:42 pm
AppleJacks_801 SILVER, West Valley, Utah
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I really like this. I have that going on for me right now.