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Connect The Dots
Point One
My parent's gifts of bitter resentment
opened behind locked doors in the form of words
Point Two
oil bubbling up from beneath
spilling into sight on the surface of my skin
Point Three
beaten down with clubs of laughter
stabs of isolation
and fists of neglect
Point Four
my innocence stolen in the night
lost under the pressure of heavy flesh
Point Five
cerebral black smoke crawling down my throat
into my heart poisoning the remainder of my life
These are the dots that line my wrist
I connect them with a knife
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