Pearl

BECOMING ALIVE WAS HAUNTING; I WAS A DEAD THING THAT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO STAY DEAD AND INSTEAD BECOME SOMETHING LETHAL

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I AM A MULTITUDE OF JAGGED EDGES AND SADNESS

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ACT LIKE YOU FLY TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN BUT IT DOESN’T PEEL YOUR SKIN OFF YOUR SHOULDERS

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REFLECTION IS THE KIND OF THING THAT INVITES PAIN

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THERE IS A HOME INSIDE OF EVERYONE WHERE EVEN DECAY TASTES SWEET

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THE ANCIENT STORIES ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE DAMSELS IN DISTRESS BUT NEVER ABOUT THE WITCHES THAT SAVED THEMSELVES

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IT’S OKAY TO WANT TO FEEL THE PAIN. THERE’S NO RULE THAT YOU HAVE TO BE IN CONTROL ALL THE TIME

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THE EASIEST WAY TO PROTECT YOUR HEART IS TO PRETEND YOU DON’T HAVE ONE

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I DON’T KNOW IF I HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO BE ANGRY OR IF I AM JUST TOO TIRED TO REMEMBER.

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THERE IS AN ACHE INSIDE OF ME THAT MY BONES CRY FOR AT NIGHT.

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MONSTERS ARE MADE IN THE DARK BECAUSE THE DARKNESS ADOPTS THEM.

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MY BLOOD PUMPS IN LANGUAGES I NEVER LEARNED TO SPEAK

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I AM TIRED OF BEING SOFT. I AM TIRED OF FORGIVING.

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THE STARS KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO TASTE THE LINGERING SONGS OF LOST SAINTS

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WHEN THE STARS LEAVE YOUR EYES YOUR BODY SPLITS INTO A THOUSAND DIFFERENT PARTICLES OF DIAMOND AND SALT

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ALL THE BEAUTY IN THE WORLD LIES IN AN OPEN WOUND, BLEEDING POETRY

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THERE IS NOTHING LEFT FOR ME BUT TO BURN YOU

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THE UNIVERSE BELONGS TO WOMEN. RISE, CONQUER, SURMOUNT.

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NO GRAVE CAN SWALLOW MY GRIEF

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SLAUGHTER AND LAUGHTER ARE JUST ONE LETTER APART

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THERE’S NO WAY TO MENTION THE PAST WITHOUT YOUR TONGUE CATCHING ON A NAME

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WE ALL HUNGER FOR TOUCHES IF OUR HEARTS ARE STARVING

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YOU NEVER DAMAGE THE PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT; YOU DESTROY THE ONES YOU LOVE, SLOWLY, CAREFULLY, DELIBERATELY

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WE ARE ALL ADDICTED TO SOMETHING THAT EASES OUR PAIN

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MAYBE FLOWERS REMIND US WHY PAIN IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY

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WE’RE ALL THE VILLAIN IN SOMEONE’S STORY.

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I AM A RIOT THING WITH A BLOODSTAIN HEART AND A LOVER’S SPINE

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YOU CANNOT BREAK A PERSON THAT IS ALREADY IN PIECES

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I WOULDN’T CONTINUE TO DESTROY MYSELF IF MY EXISTENCE WOULDN’T HURT WITH EVERY BREATH AND EVERY STEP I TAKE.

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WHEN PEOPLE CALL ME A MONSTER I LAUGH, FOR THEY NEVER ASK HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME BEFORE THAT HURT ME BAD ENOUGH TO BECOME WHAT THEY FEAR TODAY.

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DON’T LET THEM BURN YOU DOWN LIKE ROME, FOR YOUR VOICE IS THUNDER, YOUR HEART IS IRON AND YOUR MIND IS READY TO CONQUER THE WORLD.