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The Wasp

by Emma-Jane Stradling

She is dead already,

those eyes have murdered her.

They shut her inside jars,

scream their pain, projection.

She needs not to sting humans

but she is overwhelmed.

Searching for open windows,

A chance to kill herself. 

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Saturday 18th May 2019 2:55 pm

suicide awareness   bullying   fear   trapped

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