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Apr 2015
We all fall in the shadow of something greater
Our father, or brother, and mostly our fear

I sit here in the shade, patient as ever
But I can’t tell what’s killing me faster

The fear makes me drink
the drink drains my blood

I draw it all out with a knife and a shrug

Another form of adrenaline 
to waste my time as I waste away

Another life wasted
By fear it is claimed
Alex Hoffman
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Alex Hoffman  Toronto
(Toronto)   
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