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scalpel

after the last chance

By Poppy Published about a year ago β€’ 1 min read
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Swore that would be the last time I let you take a scalpel to my brain, said:

I will never speak to you again

Lies are your first language, manipulation your second

Even I have a final straw, a last chance, a turning back

Now scream curses and claims of innocence all you like

Choke on your self-pity, rot in your narcissistic god-complex

Every day from now until the end, I will have nothing to say to you

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  • Hannah Mooreabout a year ago

    I love the finality of this.

  • D.K. Shepardabout a year ago

    So much repeated hurt captured here. Well done, Poppy!

  • Extremely emotive acrostic! Excellent line: β€œ Lies are your first language, manipulation your second.”

  • Anna about a year ago

    Wow, a lot of emotions in just a few lines! Fabulous poem, well done!😊

  • Sarah Lennabout a year ago

    this is poignant and powerful; so so good! I love that its also an acrostic- this stands on its own.

  • Sian N. Cluttonabout a year ago

    That's the attitude, right there. Brilliant entry!

  • Kenneth cruzabout a year ago

    Wow yes this is what happens when you’re with a narcissist! Great work and amazing acrostic!

  • Belleabout a year ago

    Female rage, Poppy!!

  • Cathy holmesabout a year ago

    Hell yeah! You tell 'em.

  • Kamran Khanabout a year ago

    Very well πŸ™Œ

  • Joe Pattersonabout a year ago

    Nice work.

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