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| Shards of glass pointed poignant what secrets do you hold? Double-edged sharpness I see my reflection in your jagged face possessed of a most evil malaise tempered by frustration deeper you bore down to the core spouting forth growths and setting free blood the hole left once you’re gone, the black void echoes your shape the shadow of your might. The hole you make when puncturing me matches nothing but a streak of crimson on the cold morning floor. |
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| "Knowing thyself" means more than just realizing one's strengths but also one's weaknesses. A quick temper can be a positive thing if controlled but it can also cause us to wound the ones we love as well as ourselves. | |||||||||||||||||||||