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I am empty.

I have not loved, 
I have not learned.
I search and search and
s e a r c h .

The land is green and I am empty.
The skies are blue and red and grey and black
And I
Am empty.

 

The words they spoke

will still

b u r n,

the lies i told

will still

h a u n t me, 

but 

 

Life goes on and the
Sun rises.
The sun sets.
The stars still shine,
The rain will fall,

And i will still be

S e a r c h i n g .

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