book_on_tape
in a silent way
someone
else's
medicine
leaking
out
of
the
corners
of
my
mouth
the
taste
of
almonds
and
burning
bread
no
scent
,
but
the
vaguest
of
feelings
that
all
is
not
as
it
should
be
i'll
peel
back
my
skull
with
the
teeth
you
have
given
me
and
find
nobody
home
this
is
not
my
tale
to
tell
it's
better
left
in
the
hands
of
another
unafraid
to
desecrate
all
i
hold
dear
in
an
effort
to
wrestle
meaning
from
that
which
resists
meaning
anything
parse
blood
from
the
throat
of
a
bloodless
twist
of
fate
given
something
to
read
and
so
something
to
say
i
hope
the
voice
is
strong
and
clear
without
tipping
over
without
growing
arrogant
a
voice
that
will
sit
with
you
in
the
dark
and
cradle
you
gently
and
rock
you
to
sleep
with
its
effortless
enunciation
kissing
the
words
i
have
placed
on
its
gossamer
lips
so
delicately
and
i
hope
this
ending
leaves
you
feeling
cheated
with
no
one
to
curl
up
next
to
just
you
and
your
deepest
disappointments
alone
in
the
dark
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