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ten questions that rattle in your head
nine memories replayed to raise the dead
eight flavors of muddled murmur madness
seven days of pent-up stinging sadness
six unspoken unthought words
five breaths that lead you towards
four blinks in the harsh light of fear and
three picks you shan't ever go near
two hands left loose and hanging
one heart still empty and clanging
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