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I’m trapped
You caught me
I’ve been thinking for too long
I’ve been thinking of running
But I don’t have the courage
I need to act
I finally pick up the knife
That could save me from you
Is anyone going to do anything
To stop this from happening
I just want
To live
It’s become impossible
For you
To fight
Me
You wanted
To inflict a lifetime of misery
You got
What you deserved
From me you took
Everything
You ask
What’s wrong
With me
You are
Dead
Now I feel
About the Creator
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Comments (1)
This is really well-written Manon, and I like how the short and sharp lines M keep the pace of the poem up and the tension high. It reads cleanly both ways, and you have done a great job of manipulating where the words go on the lines. Nicely done 👏