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Thousands of people...
   Mumbling
   Talking quietly
   Whispering
I stand silent
My hands over my ears
Surrounded by no one
But I cannot stop the words

The Words!
Oh! The dreadful words
They fill my ears
Echoing in my head,
The cause of all tears

They whisper... quietly
But thousand whispers build to a yell
A scream rips from my throat
I clutch my head
Begging for silence

My wish is granted
It all goes dark
I feel peace

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