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the barb

they twisted in the barb

stuck it to my gut

and made to pull it out

the barb of the harpoon

curves down away from you

designed to tear apart

your flesh, to spill the blood

I only was myself

stayed true and stood my ground

they ground me in the dirt

humiliated, burned

the barb of the harpoon

curves down away from you

gives no fighting chance

particularly cruel

I had no fighting chance

attacks sustained and planned

vulnerable and prone

my blood stuck down my clothes

the barb

they twisted in the barb

I stuck it to his gut

they got in

the barb of the harpoon

curves down away from you