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A slash,
A tear,
A red drop lands on the floor.
The blood runs freely with each swish of the blade,
Like the water pouring from her eyes.
She reaches for a towel,
Dropping the razor in the sink.
Her outstretched arm shows the truth.
Dozens of scars in every direction.
She rinses off her arm.
The memories,
The pain,
The blood,
Washing away.
Back in her room, she sits,
Leaning against the window.
She looks up at the stars,
And hopes that tomorrow will bring courage:
Courage to erase the pain once and for all.
She closes her eyes and is suddenly surrounded by flowers.
This place,
So beautiful..
So carefree..
So painless.
How she wishes this place were real.
She looks down at her arm,
But it isn't the same:
All her scars have disappeared.
She is shaken from this dreamland by the screaming,
Coming from downstairs.
She covers her head to block out the noise,
But it seeps through,
Coursing through her veins.
She hears a lamp fall and crash into the wall,
Shattering.
The yelling,
It never stops.
The noise shakes her,
Breaking her.
She turns on the radio beside her,
Drowning out the entire world.
Leaning back against the window, she smiles.
Tomorrow, she says.
Tomorrow.