The Crime

I murder myself everyday

I hurt and hide away

 

The world is such a cruel place, but I make it crueler

If I can’t bare the cold then why do I make it colder

 

They say the punishment must fit the crime

But I cough up a hundred dollars for stealin’ a dime

 

I do my time and then some

Oh dear, what have I done?

 

My jailer is myself

I think I lost my mental health

 

The punishment is built into the crime

At least that’s how it works with mine

 

Carma is the end all be all

But mine never ends

 

They say the punishment must fit the crime

But I’m still here doin’ my time

This poem is about: 
Me

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