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Martyr

put a bullet in my brain

for a change

the little earthquakes

all we need for the meltdown

spilling guilty

 

those of Them

the creatures begging you to believe

leave all but us asleep

the chosen

 

So to the ground we go.

But with fingers digging deep

and heads downcast

the world will never lack for martyrs.

 

Open your eyes

 

stretch these threads too tender

 

stop the sunlight

 

start again.

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allison-wright
American
Published
Jul 11, 2011
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