Right now I would like to rip

By MattRgrs, Maplewood, NJ

Right now I would like to rip all the skin off my body.
Everyone tells me there is a difference between being awake and being asleep but I don’t see it.
Here we are, dying, nonstop since birth.
Being alive is the scary part.
I keep thinking about fat lips and how badly I would like one.
I can blot you out with my thumb, that’s how far away you are.
I love how my fat lip tastes. It tastes like blood and it feels like fuzz.
Just like fuzz.
I want to bite something. I just want to hurt something with my mouth.
I bet being on fire feels warm and toasty when you’re laying face down in the snow.

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Acalleq said...
Apr. 1, 2011 at 3:57 pm:

yea it's creepy, because i feel like that too, sometimes it feels like im sleepwalking and i can't wake up or im breathing under water and im suffocating.

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Boosflash said...
May 11, 2010 at 5:11 pm:

hmm..this is really deep, yet understandable. i'm sure i'd love to be on fire right now....5 stars.

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Ender said...
Mar. 24, 2010 at 10:09 pm:

were you really angry when you wrote this or are you just that good?

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mellow_melon said...
Feb. 7, 2010 at 3:45 pm:

yeah, creepy. but good. i dont know...but i liked this one the best out of all the ones you wrote i think. im not sure why..just something about it..i really dont know..i think its this part i like best "everyone tells me there is a different between being awake and being asleep but i dont see it. here we are, dying, nonstop since birth. being alive is the scary part" but anyways, youre really good at writing keep it up!