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I Left The World Behind
THE BLADE SHINES BRIGHT/
IN THE BATHROOM'S DIM LIGHT/
I LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND CLOSE MY EYE'S/
AS THEY BEGIN TO WATER,I BEGIN TO CRY/
BUT NOT FROM PAIN OR INNER GRIEF/
JUST FROM PURE,DELIGHTFUL RELIEF/
AS THE BLADE NEATLY FORMS SEVERAL LINES/
OF BLOOD THAT SIMPLY SHIMMERS AND SHINES/
AS MY SINK BEGINS TO FILL/
MY HEART BEATS FASTER FROM THE THRILL/
I PUSH DOWN HARDER,THE CUTS GET DEEPER/
MY PULSE GETS SLOWER,I GET WEAKER/
IT GETS HARDER TO BREATHE/
AND I BEGIN TO WEEZE/
THE ROOM STARTS TO SPIN/
AS I WHISPER "YOU WIN"/
I FALL TO THE FLOOR/
AS PEOPLE POUND ON THE DOOR/
WHEN THEY GET IT UNLOCKED/
THIER EYE'S WERE DEFINATLY SHOCKED/
I LAY THERE STILL/
THEY THINK "THIS ISN'T REAL"/
IM AS DEAD AS CAN BE/
AND IM FINALLY FREE/
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