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Dec 2019
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I am a  |
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I am a   |
|light.   |
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|candle,|
|Still     |
|shining|
|bright. |
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I was a fire
but I burned too hot,
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You are still breathing,
while I cannot.

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© Dysphoria, 2019
Time is precious.
Noah Smith
Written by
Noah Smith  22/M/Listening to the Crickets
(22/M/Listening to the Crickets)   
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