Release

Her hands are shaking

Her eyes darting around the room

Her stomach jumping

She finds herself too nervous to stand still

Too confused to think clearly

Then her hands are opened wide by a crisp, clear pain

It brings her out of the dark clouds that fill her head

It makes her see color where gray has filled her vision

This purging of emotion is needed to keep her from misery

How can they tell her that this

The only thing that keeps her calm

Is wrong

Please give her this one privilege

To wake herself from her own nightmares and confusion

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