Free Verse: "Last straw"

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Last straw

The wound that reopens.

Always lurking in the backdrop,

ready to burst.

Without a warning.

Last straw broken.

I was calm.

I was happy.

It was fake.

A fancy lie.

Last straw broken.

It was a mask.

The hurt was vast.

I jumped recklessly

Without a care.

Last straw broken.

The inspiration to do it again is lost.

Any faith in myself, lost.

Loves many,

Hates self.

Last straw broken.

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