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the little pink silk bag

she keeps hidden from everybody

deep in her closet,

covered by piles and piles of clothes

wrapped in a plastic bag, sealed tightly in a box,

the secret she works so hard to hide

that words she could never tell

she makes up all the lies and excuses necessary,

shitting her way through life

until finally she gets tired of it all

and tears through the box,

unwraps the plastic, 

and slowly unzips the bag,

dumping the contents into her backpack

and running to catch the bus

she smiles as she gets on

being her "normal" talkative self,

boisterous and oh-so happy

she jumps off the bus when it stops,

bounding down the steps like always,

because she is always so fucking exited each and every damn day

she races up the steps into high school,

smiling at everyone she meets

until she reaches the auditorium

she takes center stage

and dumps out her backpack,

metal razor blades clanging as the hit the floor

and everyone finally sees her

as she begins slitting her perfectly unflawed wrists