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To stay Alive


The thing I need

It allows my heart to beat

Allows my blood to flow

Gives my body the strength to go on

And all I do is chew it in order to stay afloat

on an island 

alone 

to my own

all I need is food

To allow my thoughts to keep on

Allow myself to stay awake until they come down

Save the vitalities of my existence 

Never to lose myself

Only to stay standing day by day 

Allowing myself to stay alive 

Becuase a day without food 

Is a day without saniety

For when you lose food

You lose cells

And my cells are mine

So food stays with me 

To keep me awake on this sand

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