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Happiness
You asked me what happiness was,
 
 
     And I don't know.
 Eyes, maybe,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Brown eyes, seeing me,
 Seeing through me.
 Or hands,
 Not laced with self-hate,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Touching me,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Stroking
 My thoughts.
 Swiping
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 At the steamed glass
 And judgmental cobwebs.
 It could have been lips,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sucking,
 Covering the pain,
 The pin-points holes,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 With purple blankets.
 
 
 
    Maybe I found happiness in
 Taking off the mask,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Along with other things,
 And being held,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Bruised skin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  On
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Broken skin,
 Scares
 Covering
 Scares.
 
 
 
    Bring venerable,
 
 
 
    But not caring.

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