sounds

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the gentle whirring
and
incessant beeping of machinery

makes up most of the noise I hear

then there's a little voice that whispers

where am I?

is this heaven?

I struggle to open my eyes

I feel the bandages rip

as I raise my arms up to rub my eyes

oh.

and then it hits me

a wave of shame

of guilt

of anger

why.

why aren't I dead?

why can't I even kill myself

the right way?

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