From that moment, I did not cry. My preservation meant something else. There were moments of clarity. I recognized there was safety. All the colors seen were gold and silver. He envied them all. One color was left behind.

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For if I die today, tell me how much I meant to you. Don’t think of the blood-soaked field around me. Or how many bullets missed my head. Imagine something positive to say instead. Plant a seed and watch it grow. For I am in that dirt as well as the water. The kingdom we…

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And from the beginning, the influence was different than the rest. When the shape reached, there was an emptiness. The thoughts it could not share with others. The feelings it had kept hidden within a mirror. There were tears that never fell. And in the middle, the darkness became stronger. The shape could not force…

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If I bleed so much, why do you keep cutting me?The truth will not come out any quicker when the blood spills.This is not your responsibility to dictate the solution.And because you have no patience, there is a constant ache within you.I know it all too well as I have been there before.You need to…

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There’s a difference between you and me. Noticing the unfamiliar sounds outside the window,I will remember what you didn’t do for me. My blood to this day bops around inside my heart.I wonder if you can hear it through all the armor,You wear it so well around your head.Back in the days of silver and…

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I know your touch. I hear the sounds. I feel my apprehension. I sing the lyrics. I touch the mood. I hide your belongings. I see the sky. I smell the youth. I know your name. I hear the noise. I feel my sin. I sing the glare. I touch the energy. I hide your…

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