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Created on: December 02, 2009
~*What Each Cut Means*~
I slit my wrist once,
just to see how it feels.
I slit it twice,
because I hate my life.
I slit it a third time,
aiming for the vain.
I slit it a fourth time,
no longer feeling pain.
I slit it a fifth time,
and smirked at the blood.
I slit it a sixth time,
as the blood dried like mud.
I slit it a seventh, an eighth,
a ninth and a tenth.
I felt my body run cold
and my skin turn pale.
I slit it again,
and the knife drove through my skin like nails.
I slit it a twelfth time,
and lost my grip on life.
I slit it one last time,
before dropping the knife.
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