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Awake On the Table

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By madison murrayPublished 5 years ago 2 min read
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Sleep wrapped me in its arms

but for how long I couldn’t say

it seemed like quite a while

the pierce of the blade was what woke me

but I could not open my eyes

nothing dulled the pain as knife after knife

struck parts of my body

I heard their voices as they each took their piece of me

I was a safe place to inflict pain

everyone knew I wouldn’t say a word

his was the hardest to take

he couldn’t be quick like those before him

he held my hand and pierced me slow

a slow dance between the knife and the wound

as they exchanged I love you's

when he dropped the blade and it echoed across the floor

his lips came close to my ear while he whispered

‘maybe I’ll come back and stop the bleeding’

but his words held no conviction.

so there I was, staining starch white sheets upon a table

waiting to bleed out

each breath echoed each wound yet darkness never came

eventually the sound of another person came into range

I suppose the show wasn’t over

I internally winced and waited for the next knife

but nothing came but a soft voice repeating

‘its ok’

while sewing up my wounds.

it took a long time, perhaps years

to be put back together

some wounds were easy to mend

while others broke through their stitches easily

not all the places fit back perfectly

I will always be a little off balance

soon the tears that streamed from my closed eyes

dried up and left track marks of suffering

when I finally managed to sit up on the table

where I’d fallen so many years ago, I opened my eyes

and caught a glimpse of my mystery savior

before the door swung shut

I could have sworn her shadow

looked just like mine

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