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Necessary Bloodshed for Bloodshot Eyes
I washed my hands clean of blood
watched the crimson stain the water flood
draining and flaking off my nails
making messes as I cover my trails
giggling with ease
fiddling with the keys
gagging and dragging the corpse
with time the face warps
body dripping in red
with what it bleed
Dead
Dead
Dead
beheaded
clothes shredded
conscious fled
lead away
like the evidence gone astray
I killed someone
before they could run
pulled out a gun
they were stunned
within months they were done
before you question my sanity
or humanity
This was broadcasted for the world to see
to this slaughter many agree
I walk free
the person I killed
was me
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The poem uncovers the untouched reality of how we interact with society today. It attempts to briefly grasp how humans morph their personality over years. When we pass through stages of our life, we evolve to fit our roles in society. Recently, through pressure for conformity to society’s boxes, we change our personality frequently. To find companionship with others and to seek validation and love from ourselves, we effectively kill ourselves, morphing and replacing ourselves with someone who we believe others and ourselves will love more.