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1f0U think 1f0U knoN me,
think 1f0U knoN Nhe'le j be'}in;

Nett Ifou kave 1f0U'lNO'lds
and thelf split
me and 1f0U'llittle M'}e-
blossoms c'laNl out ot the csack«
ot mlf skin,

but j need to teel 1f0U'l voice
like old men need to dsea».
ot sp'lin,}--sinkin,}
into memO'l1f to keep b'leathin'}.

and j din'}
to 1f0U like a dOIJeon a ba'lbed
Niu tence, then Nonde'l hON 1f0U cut
me so deepllf·

j '}uess it IS 1ust a simple
p'locess ot mOIJement t'lom lOIJin'}
Ifou, and sttll: j ima'}ine the paths
ot the sta'lS a'le the lines
ot 1f0U'lbodlf; 1f0U kaue been mlf 1upite'l

and j--tMpped in an endless
O'lbit--uach out the blind
tipS ot mlf tin'}e'lS to teel the heat
ot 1f0U'lbuath. smatt
as j am and no match to'l ,}'laIJitlf

j tMce 1f0U in the sklf·
j tMIJel bl( I(OU'ldiuction.
j lose
I(ou and j lose
me. and j keep on spinnin'}.

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