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LadyMidnight

The Forgotten People

though ink bleeds from 
my paper cuts and stings
it hurts more to be left behind
i promised i won't run away
but I can hear them all watching
someone else
with baited breath
as i slip through the cracks in the 
wall

 
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Posted: 11.14.19
About the Author: LadyMidnight
"There is nothing to writing. All you have to do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." - Ernest Hemmingway
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  1. gaia_lenox
    Nov 20, 2019

    I love your adjectives and imagery, the metaphors are absolutely beautiful.

    Gaia Lenox

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  1. LadyMidnight
    Nov 20, 2019

    THanks!

    "There is nothing to writing. All you have to do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." - Ernest Hemmingway

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