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A All the words you say to me get trapped in my,
B Brain covering up the positives, only showing the negatives,
C Closing up the wall of my mind into re- inforced steel,
D Damaging my will to live the will that has kept me alive,
E Every time I hear a word that you throw at me like a,
F Flying frisbee that is made from nega- tive atoms,
G Gravitating into my ears all the way to my brain and staying there,
H Holding me back from the things I love the most,
I I try to escape from this cage of hatred, but I cannot, I am,
J Just trying to hold on tight, for the roll- ercoaster of life that,
K Keeps going down, and never up,
L Leaving me to worry and feel left out or even alone,
M Making me go up to the surface to breathe,
N Never leaving me alone, and just stick- ing,
O Opening up my mind to negativity in- stead of,
P Positivity, that will lift my spirit instead of lowering it,
Q Queens and Kings are who you are, and I am the peasant that,
R Reads your life story and tells you that you need to,
S Save us from ourselves, but no we are not allowed to be,
T Trusted, while you get to be, you’re nev- er able to save,
U Us from our minds, and even ourselves, V Visiting us for the money and the greed,
W Waiting until we are paralyzed from your comments until we are,
X X-ing ourselves from reality, and as we all do all,
Y You do is watch us as we are trying to survive, we keep killing ourselves until there are,
Z Zero of us alive for you to destroy, this is real pain, not pain that you feel after an injury this is real pain.
Real Pain By Lillian Ware
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