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If I bite my tongue,

close my eyes,

you won't see 

how the words

cut me to ribbons

and open the wounds

that never healed.

You'll never know

of the sleepless nights

plotting escape.

The way flesh burns

at the touch

of countless others.

The way the heart breaks

with each rejection.

You've forgotten already

how difficult your own journey was--

and remain unaware

that this one is just beginning.