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Ten Butterflies

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One for the things
I'm too nervous to say.
Two for the nightmares
That won't go away.

Three for the fears
That still manage to win.
Four for the people
I won't see again.

Five for the boy
I was hiding behind.
Six for the girl
I can't get off my mind.

Seven for the panic
Still stuck in my head.
Eight for the things
I should never have said.

Nine for the voices
That come late at night.
Ten for the lie
That I'm really alright.


Pen-scratch hopes and ink-winged lies
Because I always kill my butterflies.
The Butterfly Project: [link]

tl;dr/linkophobic: One butterfly for every time you want to cut, if you do it, the butterfly dies.

A new poem about an old me.

Does this need a mature content warning? I'm never sure.

(I wanted an excuse to try writing in rhymes, something I've always been terrible at, and this seemed like a good one. While it's definitely not my forte, I honestly think I've gotten better since the last time I tried, which isn't something I can say very often.)
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MandatoryYesterdays's avatar
the ending hits hard and I really like that.
this is very good.