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With Love


You're broken my dear

And not like broken bones

You're shattered

Like a glass mirror

Sharp edges that cut deep

Your hard shell menacing

While inside you're drowning

Gasping for breath

Reaching. Reaching. Stroking

If only you knew

How well you float

 

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