never cut out pieces of yourself

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to make someone else whole again.

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they will inhale the pieces of you like the tar of a cheap cigarette,
and then they will release you like a toxic fume.

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meanwhile, you will continue to bleed tears of longing and hope,
while the pieces of you will remain concealed in

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places you will never be able to find again.

Sadia Ahmed, 2017