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The tiles are worn and cracked
As I stare down, hands holding me up
The air smells sterile
Each room of disinfectant and last occupants
The hallways I face
Both clean and blank
Identical to the others
And yet, a crossroads
One leads to freedom
As I stare down at the light
A way out, an answer, a solution
It, however, is sterile as the rest
The other leads to another room, occupant still inside, waiting
As I stare, I imagine the beeping,
wondering, could I hear it stop?
A well-worn heart, a soul
Both hallways are blank, yet they stand, each a decision away
Left or Right, Steps away
Life or death,
but for another
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