Open Wounds

Hearts broken;
Images shattered.
I guess I
Never really mattered.

Open wounds;
Let them bleed.
The pain I feel
Is your planted seed.

No more pain;
No more tears.
So much hurt;
So many fears.

Maybe I'll go numb.
Maybe it will stop.
Maybe I'll feel it forever
Maybe it will stay on top.

I'm alone in my pain;
No one'shere for me.
And because of you,
I'll be forever lonely.

Melanie Taylor
September 23, 1997

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