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A Promise (Free verse) by Elvish Jade
I sit here,
debating,
whether or not
to pick it up
I want to...
it's so shiny
and beautiful
and sharp
It's beauty makes a promise
a promise of relief
a promise of pain
a promise of control
Its like it calls to me
telling me I want to, need to
even though I've been told
to say away from it
I know I shouldn't
but I want to
oh so bad
I want to
I'll just hold it
I tell myself
maybe then
the urge will go away
So I do
I pick it up
But if anything
the urge is stronger
Maybe if I just hold it closer
against my wrist
that'll be enough
to make the urge stop
Once again, it just gets stronger
Maybe if I just pull it
against my wrist
without pressing down
the urge will go away
Again, it doesn't, just gets stronger
If it's that stong
maybe I should just give in, I think
as I feel the wonderful pain
this beautiful promise makes
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