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I Am Not A Survivor
October 6, 2015
They say I'm a survivor
Someone else...
Not brave
Not courageous
Not strong
If they knew the true story
That's what they'd say
Telling stories
There's a secret within the mind
I still cut
Night calls like an owl, demanding my attention
Pulling me into memories
Visibly ripping skin from skin
All real once more
Until a peace settles over me
And I cry
Because I remember
The pain cutting brings
Because I feel it now
Because you can't read my heart
And know
I am not a survivor
© Jeffrey J., Honokka, HI
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