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I’ve been paralyzed for three hundred And eighty seven days  Eleven hours; and sixteen minutes Trapped in the state of Mississippi; as Low as I could be  With blood drippin’ - still Nothing was delivered from my waiting My hands were on fire in the parking lot Counted down breathing Hazard haunts the future harvest  Playing Willie Nelson records spun  On my coffee table In the long morning With light from the day crashin’ in  Tied to my bed in a funny enclosure Picking at the holes in my genes Kicking up the floor of the trailer Wonder if I’m all that’s on her mind Silence chewing caverns in my chest I’m workin’ all day Wondering if we want it or not Is love merely wanting in its absence  Empty store fronts Feeling like me It’s not as I still need him anyway
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Sep 24, 2025
Sep 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM UTC
Shawneetown
I’ve been paralyzed for three hundred And eighty seven days  Eleven hours; and sixteen minutes Trapped in the state of Mississippi; as Low as I could be  With blood drippin’ - still Nothing was delivered from my waiting My hands were on fire in the parking lot Counted down breathing Hazard haunts the future harvest  Playing Willie Nelson records spun  On my coffee table In the long morning With light from the day crashin’ in  Tied to my bed in a funny enclosure Picking at the holes in my genes Kicking up the floor of the trailer Wonder if I’m all that’s on her mind Silence chewing caverns in my chest I’m workin’ all day Wondering if we want it or not Is love merely wanting in its absence  Empty store fronts Feeling like me It’s not as I still need him anyway
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21/M/Illinois
Sep 24, 2025
Sep 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM UTC
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