Laguna Blade
Sweet Release
Burning flesh, seared and torn,
Fire courses through the veins.
Splashed with hot and salty tears,
Pain lances through the being.

Overwhelmed, rid with guilt,
But still I cannot stop.
Blood calls to me, yearns to be
drawn,
What can I do?  Obey.

One lines, two lines,
A latticework of cuts.
Braised wounds, dried blood,
I open, they flare with hurt.

Tearing twisting, cords of flesh,
The fibers snap in two.
Turn the limb and bring fresh
pain-
Sweet release from hated life.
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