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Monster Blood By Tony Martin
I’m a hideous monster, a reject from my own kind All I can think about is the life that I’ve left behind I walk the halls with my head hanging low
I feel like I’m buried 10 feet under snow
My screams stay silent, my pain hides away I’m told to be her, I’m told to obey
What can I say when I’m told to behave? Shut up, sit down; that’s all they can say My demons, they haunt me every single day Maybe they will love me tomorrow
Or will I still be stuck in this life of sorrow? I wish I could just take a break
*Breathe*
I don’t care anymore
Can you hear me now?
That isn’t my name nor my pronoun Respect is earned not given
This is my right to be me and to be free
So, hi I’m Tony And I love Halloween
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