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Suicidal Teen

Even though tears wash across her face

the important part is wrapped in many folds

of dark cloth, although her eyes are transparent

all the way through her head a universe

of will clenches complete opacity.

One must be cruel to render justice to

the self especially one must look away

to have the strength one must not care

one must not feel the blade nor shrink back

from the cliff to rectify one must