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obligation [is it?]


is it too much to ask?

is this too much for you?

no, you say—

no, you say?

so you say, but

you mean yes.

 

do you call this commitment?

do you think me a comet,

(commit)

pretending

(do it)

to fall—

 

sink, slow

down, no,

i can’t take it,

i don’t want to take it,

help me, sorry;

don’t help me, i’m sorry

 

let me

fa

   ll

 

(but promise to catch me)

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