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When he placed the string into my small hand I made sure to wrap it twice around my wrist Bunny ears tightly crossed and looped around each other linked us like strands of DNA I watched as the other kids ran around playing Their balloons fluttering through the air behind them It was then I realized my balloon was pulling on its string The string that connected us, the string I clutched onto so tightly my knuckles whitened, was tearing. I was warned to not let go But what if it wanted to leave? What then? My arms had grown tired by the time it snapped Tilting my head back I watched the balloon glide away without a second glance Leaving me with the threads of a string You once taught me how to tie.

First it was my brain You invaded it like a storm Continuously raging, tearing me down Making me believe I was unworthy Of you and all your glory Your voice plunges into my chest Carving my heart out with each demeaning word I stand in front of you, my mouth sewn shut and eyes held open You stand in front of me, my heart in your palm My blood seeping through your fingers I watch as it hits the floor Drip, drip, drip You laugh at the sight of me Knowing you have destroyed me Letting me be fooled by your rose-colored lens Claiming yet another stone to place in your yard