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My heart is shattered into one thousand pieces 

Each uniquely cut

Jagged and pulsing and oozing red

Oh my lord, I wish I were dead

I look to the sky,

But there is no sun.

Nothing to warm me in this abyss

To blame another is beyond belief

‘Tis myself to blame alone

Falling to the next vice

Until I destroy what is my home

Ashes to ashes

Finish another drink

Sometimes it feels better to wallow

Than to think

Ashes to ashes

Until my lungs collapse

Glasses to glasses

Until my liver fails

Lover to lover

Until my heart stops beating

Lover to lover

I’ve never felt so frail.

By D. Robinson

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