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1. THE GRADUAL LOSS OF ME • by Kirsty Stanley 12 Comments

   Today: I slipped away,
   became a little less.
   Did anyone notice
   as I waved them away
   with a smile on my face?

   Today: I, slipped away
   I wrote no words, made no
   mark. Had I scratched a mark
   would anyone notice,
   as I disappeared, went
   missing in crimson ink?

   Today: I slipped away,
   my reflection became
   vampire-absent, but
   did anyone notice?

   Today I took some pills,
   sank into warm water,
   did [...]

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