defecit
raze
exhaustion
bites
into
the
beauty
. tries
to
twist
it
into
something
awful
.
from
this
distance
you
can't
discern
the
difference
between
cooing
child
and
frightened
animal
.
the
wind
blots
out
the
battering ram
of
your
voice
.
clouds
conceal
the
flame
that
cooks
all
you
hold
dear
.
every
night
you
tell
yourself
the
same
hopeful
lie
:
maybe
it'll
be
different
this
time
.
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what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from