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Cannot Erase

by Noelle20

Took me down to the river so I would drown, Lent me your matches so I would light myself aflame, Pushed me in a ditch and tried to bury me in hopes I’d suffocate, Slipped some cyanide into my favorite drink so I’d poison myself. You forgot I can swim, Forgot I never light matches, Forgot I always get up when I fall, Forgot that after all that, I’d never take anything from you again. Desperately trying to tear me away from the life I need for the life you want.
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ARPoggy
The antagonist can't even spell resilience. Love the overcoming of toxicity of someone you were once close to. Love bouncing back. It's short but powerful, you absolute king

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