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Residential (In)Sanity


A haunt, a lilt, a stutter

A break, a whisper, a gasp of life

An end. A beginning.

Inexplicable depth and insurmountable confusion

Reality blurs, and the loneliness comes to a boil

Hatred.

Love.

The end of a beginning

Life in death where none should be found

Wilting. Ashes.

A friend to lead the way through shadows long since illuminated

Reconciliation through conflict

Forgive, but never forget.

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