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The Unknown
by Yazmin Gurbuz

When am I going to give up?
From living in this cruel world
After you humiliated me
I’m never going to be your girl
But that’s alright
You will always have the memories
The photos, videos and
The unforgetful stories
You were never a true friend
And that’s the truth
Because of the lies
I had to go through
Why couldn’t you just be honest
And tell me clear and true
Why couldn’t you say
“I love you”
But you had to make it hard
Just for me
Why couldn’t you make it
A happy ending story
With the prince and princess
Skipping happily down the aisle
But instead you made them
Ignore each other for miles and miles
Away
Until they could no longer hear
What both of them are saying
That’s us
Miserable and lonely
Our bones were weak
But wait, it was only
Me
Getting tortured by you
Until I could no longer speak and walk
My bones grew and grew
Weaker and weaker
Then I collapsed
To the blooded ground
You picked me up with your hands
That were covered in my blood, I heard a sound
Coming from your mouth
I didn’t know what you were saying
I was just praying and praying
To God
To stop this for me
But I had lost my faith
My eyes closed, I could not see
A few days later
I was lying in the hospital bed
A nurse was sitting beside me
She said:
We found you
In the alley, dead
We didn’t know what to do
So we placed your body in this bed
A few hours later
A man came
And insisted to drain
His blood all out
And pump it into you
I was shocked
At this suggestion
Neither a question
It was an order
In giving all his blood to you
Then he said
He’ll give his heart too
You must of known this person
After what he had done
Because he said after he died
“Girl, you’re my number 1”