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Marks On My Heart

May 19, 2012
By GraceFaith BRONZE, Charlevoix, Michigan
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Do you not see the tears in mine eyes
Do you not realize how you've made me cry

Words are sharp you know
they cut like a knife
yet leave a longer lasting blow

Do you not see the pain in my face
the word you speak ready to obliterate
I hear them
I hear them all
The barbs the jabs digging into me
as claws and nails would

They leave their mark
Not on my skin
But on my heart

© Hilary R., Woodland Hills, CA

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this is for those who are under others scrutiny and can't find the words to fight back.
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