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sadness


         Sadness

Sadness is the color of a dark gray world.

Sadness is the sound of a beatless heart.

It tastes like flavorless gum.

It smells like rain.

It looks like an empty pop bottle.

It feels like there's a bruise that will never go away.

      Sadness

 
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