Poem #8: Dark of the Night

In the dark of the night When no one can hear my cries I cut at my skin I wipe at my eyes In the dark of the night I write out my will Tears staining the ink As I write what I feel In the dark of the night I feel so alone Everyone’s around me But nobodies home In the dark of the night Away from the world I’m only one person I’m only one girl

Jane Odair

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