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Burned


light my life on fire its not like it matters I live in a perpetual now, always moving on, never looking back. so go ahead... light it up, I didn't need it anyway. in fact, light me on fire too. its not like I would ever get to be the person I was before you came along and doused me in kerosene then handed me the matchbook and never looked back. but don't you worry, I'll settle into the charred remains of my life so that if you ever miss me, you'll know where to find me the thing is... I don't want to leave. I don't know how to stay. the perpetuity of my now means I'm always moving on, never looking back. I guess this means goodbye, as I leave the ashen remains and walk off into the oblivion of my future
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