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I pause; afraid to make the next move. to open up; to spit out the venom that rots my day. I pause; alone, just me. I, me and my why am I facing up again while it's all going down. and I’m not a whole below the waterline. I pause; sinking. a dead mans grip squeezing life, freezing life, teasing life. afraid to open up; terrified to close down. I pause; caught, between my up and my down. stuck; limboed, emptied and clogged. tired to the bone. I paused…
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Jun 22, 2019
Jun 22, 2019 at 12:06 PM UTC
I paused
I pause; afraid to make the next move. to open up; to spit out the venom that rots my day. I pause; alone, just me. I, me and my why am I facing up again while it's all going down. and I’m not a whole below the waterline. I pause; sinking. a dead mans grip squeezing life, freezing life, teasing life. afraid to open up; terrified to close down. I pause; caught, between my up and my down. stuck; limboed, emptied and clogged. tired to the bone. I paused…
Risteard
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Jun 22, 2019
Jun 22, 2019 at 12:06 PM UTC
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