paying_the_price
sab
and
i
have
,
once
again
mortgaged
my
skin
to
purchase
my
sanity
back
and
i
write
this
here
so
that
i
remember
so
that
in
the
months
to
come
i
will
be
able
to
know
exactly
why
it
happens
the
way
it
does
a
match
,
a
fire
a
spark
of
pain
bringing
me
back
to
earth
again
reeling
me
in
from
the
whirling
skies
gathering
the
fragmenting
sab
close
one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
the
pain
is
hot
and
fast
and
receeds
quite
quickly
lands
me
back
with
a
jolt
and
is
gone
again
the
cuts
stay
longer
hurt
longer
are
still
hurting
today
the
cuts
continue
to
bargin
for
my
sanity
i
continue
to
bargin
for
my
sanity
without
words
without
deeds
without
thoughts
thoughtlessly
i
figured
that
the
hardest
part
was
done
.
i
never
thought
to
think
that
it
might
affect
them
that
they
would
have
a
reaction
that
they
would
need
to
deal
with
the
bombshell
that
i
dropped
and
exploded
without
warning
in
their
lives
.
and
i
never
thought
to
think
that
they
would
try
to
help
althought
had
i
been
capible
of
thought
i
would
have
known
.
im
sorry
,
but
i
cannot
talk
to
you
about
it
.
i
have
enough
to
do
just
holding
on
it
is
taking
all
my
energy
simply
to
survive
please
dont
talk
to
me
about
this
now
i
am
barely
skimming
the
surface
of
sanity
now
and
i
bought
that
yesterday
at
a
price
that
i
was
unkeen
to
pay
.
but
ended
up
paying
it
anyway
i'll
be
paying
for
this
for
years
to
come
we
all
will
040617
...
incoherent
and
i
cannot
last
under
a
blade
that
maims
but
never
kills
and
a
life
that
is
sharper
still
040617
...
Cornerstone
.
040618
...
Borealis
this
is
not
a
cry
for
help
nor
is
it
the
result
of
self
-pity
or
a
masochistic
mindset
..per
se
I
am
what
I
am
..
and
you
know
that
I
revel
in
this
.
nothing
gives
me
a
greater
sense
of
wholeness
than
to
see
a
person
in
me
who
deliberately
,
and
painfully,
steps
apart
from
the
grain
of
the
wood
.
my
trees
grow
at
a
90
degree
angle
to
yours
.
and
with
a
thought
of
my
own
,
they
will
continue
to
grow
happily
,
turned
one
more
notch...
where
your
floor
is
my
ceiling
,
and
your
ceiling
is
my
floor
,
there
is
my
home
.
if
the
price
is
a
kick
in
the
face
from
time
to
time
..
this
is
me
paying
the
price
.
040623
what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from