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B E I N G
T H E
V I C
T I M
.
there's a blank
s p
a c e
in my
heart.
"but you're
so
pretty ma,
why don't you just
give it up?
you know I love
you.
you know you
will love it."
my throat
burns,
my heart stops.
my throat closes,
my heart collapses.
"if you love
me,
you will."
- your clothes
provoked
me ma.
how is that
even a logic?
- weeks go by -
one cut,
two c u t s,
three cuts,
four.
how painful would
it
be the end it
all?
you made me feel so
guilty.
you made me feel
like
it was my
fault.
my leggings,
and long
sleeve shirt
lay at
the e
n d of my
bed.
i t wouldn't
save me.
you caused
this pain.
thank you,
for ending it a l
l.
— Zoe R. Hicks
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