Inktober day 5

I hurt myself today 

To see if I still feel 

I focus on the pain 

The only thing that’s real 

The needle tears a hole

The old familiar sting 

Try to kill it all away 

But I remember everything

What have I become 

My sweetest friend 

Everyone I know goes away 

In the end 

And you could have it all 

My empire of dirt 

I will let you down 

I will make you hurt

I wear this crown of thorns 

Upon my liar’s chair 

Full of broken thoughts 

I cannot repair 

Beneath the stains of time 

The feelings disappear 

You are someone else 

I am still right here

What have I become 

My sweetest friend 

Everyone I know goes away 

In the end 

And you could have it all 

My empire of dirt 

I will let you down 

I will make you hurt

If I could start again 

A million miles away 

I would keep myself 

I would find a way

-Johnny Cash

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