Scars
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Lily Carey, Grade 11, Good Shepherd Lutheran College
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Poetry
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2016
Excellence Award in the 'Top Secret 2016' competition
The first time is the worst
The fresh nerves scratching along the steel
The questions you ask yourself
Where, which angle, how deep
The first time is the worst
But at least it lets you feel
The way the urge pulsates through your bloodstream
The pressure on each slice
Is indescribable
It consumes you
But at least it lets you feel