You see, he only hurt me quietly.
As if putting a silencer on his gun
would make the bullets hurt less.
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Siera Carpenter is a sophomore English major at Eastern Illinois University. She grew up in Chicago, IL, and she has been writing poetry for several years; it is her ultimate passion. She currently has pieces featured in GLUE Magazine (gluemagazine.co), as well as in the curriculum for AP Literature students at Hoffman Estates High School.