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I'm alive in here,
Open wide in here,
reach in and tear my heart out,
hurt me gently, muffle my shout.

Sheer my skin and expose the truth,
my secrets are yours to judge,
embrace my pain in my youth,
push me now and I'll refuse to budge.

Independence is my curse,
resilience my savior,
Love is my labyrinth,
a maze confused and cracking.

I stand tall among the rubble,
exposed, stripped and ready for the next step,
hold my hand and i'll lead the way,
together with nothing hidden we will take on another day.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

I haven't written in forever... felt like today was a good day to start. I wanted to get some frustration and excitement out, not sure what the excitement was about but I know the frustration.

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