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the words that were said


i can still hear its

voice, saccharine and cloying, telling me

you worthless girl

they'd be better off without you

you're just a burden

(a burden)

(burden)

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Hello! I'm an artist and pianist in college who likes to write slightly terrible poetry about my mental illnesses. Gloomy, I know, but maybe I'll branch out sometime. Maybe.

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