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I die inside... Slowly... As one piercing word twists the knife... Future, Present, Past. And I gasp. Breathing deep but finding no solace in the air around me. Finding myself swept aside as timing's harsh laugh crashes down on me. And I lie. Back scarred by the black shards that used to be the world around me. Now I clearly perceive the tense in which I now reside. I struggle to stand but collapse in agony As a jagged piece of my favorite "could have been"shifts against my spine. The only answer my cries receive are the callous taunts of a million happy memories As they march to the beat of the shattered heart I cant seem to clear from my bone dry throat My voice cracks as the razor sharp fragments shred the delicate tissue That used to be my vocal chords Silence envelopes and entombs what remains.
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Dec 2, 2013
Dec 2, 2013 at 6:48 PM UTC
Ritual Sacrifice and Other Fun Family Games
I die inside... Slowly... As one piercing word twists the knife... Future, Present, Past. And I gasp. Breathing deep but finding no solace in the air around me. Finding myself swept aside as timing's harsh laugh crashes down on me. And I lie. Back scarred by the black shards that used to be the world around me. Now I clearly perceive the tense in which I now reside. I struggle to stand but collapse in agony As a jagged piece of my favorite "could have been"shifts against my spine. The only answer my cries receive are the callous taunts of a million happy memories As they march to the beat of the shattered heart I cant seem to clear from my bone dry throat My voice cracks as the razor sharp fragments shred the delicate tissue That used to be my vocal chords Silence envelopes and entombs what remains.
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Dec 2, 2013
Dec 2, 2013 at 6:48 PM UTC
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