I've been picking at them for so long
that even ointment can't repair
I've been building them so high
that even thugs can't climb
I've been holding my breath for so long
that even an oxygen mask doesn't work
I've been planting so many bombs
in my heart,
and they are finally going off
I've been busy blowing off the beeping
for so long that even the monitor has gone silent
I've been holding a hostage for so long that it got me thinking they were a prisoner
I've been carrying a lot of weights at this gym,
the owner and I are really good friends
I've been opening and drawing the curtains all day
I've been fixing my eyes on the pen
not the words that bleed out from the ink
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