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you won’t miss her

there is no
myself anymore
I had to kill her
because you see, she
wanted too much
more than anyone
could ever give
and I got tired
of seeing her
writhing on the floor
and I got tired
of seeing the blood
from everyone
scratching at her
and I got tired
of seeing the
bruises
from when she
was constantly
kicked
while she was
down
and I got tired
of trying to
clean her up
over and over
and I got tired
of wiping the tears
from her face
well my
handkerchief
is soaked with
tears now
and my shirt is
soaked with
her blood
and neither one
of us
was feeling
any better

she was begging,
you know
for the pain to stop
and so I did
what I had to

you won’t miss her


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