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In the depths
Of dust and debris,
Where even dandelions
Hide and bury,
Pulsating,
Is a tiny resistance,
And alive,
Is a tiny heartbeat.
She's in the mafia
But she's a nun and
Oh my she's on the run
And the cops are on the
Way oh mafia nun
Your soul is stained with sin
But in the end it's heaven's
Grace you'll win.
Nun
I traced my lips,
until I felt yours press against them.
Fingers brushed my neck,
then your touch lingered there—
as if you were here,
so close, so near.
 5d Cassian
Emma
Heart cast to the wind,
Yet your name haunts every breath,
Freedom's hollow curse.
I have stashed my Glenfiddich
And Marlboros
In the basement cupboard,
While settling in,
At Ground Zero.
The words build up inside like a tumor,
Ignorance will make them mean—
Spare my heart / spare my lungs
The song 'What If' is on repeat.
Regrets of the past / fears of the future / anxiety of the present
A tumor never leaves—
Healing is temporary.
Coughing up blood / letters interlaced in red
It’s a disease to keep it inside,
It’s a curse to let them fly—
I must write outside of my skin.
It only takes a small cut
  It only takes a soft word
in the right spot
  in the right ear
to sink deep
  to sink in
and scar for good.
  and bring healing.
Lessons from life.
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Genuine friends are much rarer than the fingers on
one hand — as only a handful can be counted upon.
They could be as numerous as the stars scattered
across a moonlit expanse, yet only a select few truly
cast their glow upon our lives.
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