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lighters hurt


I grabbed my lighter out of my desk drawer

thought for a second then lit the lighter 

put it close to my thigh and closed my eyes 

A sharp 

warm pain goes through my leg and

im left with a mark red at first 

then turns dark 

I put the light back sat on my bedroom floor 

back against the door 

and cried until i felt the burn wasn't there

anymore.

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