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It's summertime
But I'm wearing a long-sleeve shirt
Doesn't matter what the temperature
Because I won't dare let them see how I hurt

It's my only release
Other than the words on this screen
So even around my closest friends
I won't let any pain be seen

Because just one time
And I accidentally show
They'll all see the cuts
And they'll all know

They'll look at me and stare
I'll be categorized as a freak
I'll be an outcast for entertainment
I'll appear so frail and weak

They'll pity me
Push me down like a geek
Stick their noses up
Many rumors, they'll speak

I'll pretend not to notice
When they pass notes about me in class
I'll ignore the whispers I hear
When in the hall, I pass

While I look at my feet
They'll all glare and gawk
Laughing and making jokes
I'll hear every one of them talk

They won't stop to think
What led me to create these cuts
They won't bother to think of how I feel
They don't have that much guts

They won't see any internal pain
Just someone who doesn't fit
So don't tell me to let it show
This is something many don't get

So before you try to help
Before you tell me to let someone in
Read what I've written
And think again