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often blue.

August 25, 2017
By PineWildfires SILVER, Charlestown, Indiana
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&quot;Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man&#039;s character, give him power.&quot;<br /> -Abraham Lincoln

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there's always that tired morning candlelight of sadness
that washes over my existence and reminds me to stay still.

 

because if i were to move, what's left of my rib cage
would collapse.

 

the empty pit of my torso would be nothing but bones and regret.

 

but this is nothing new.

 

but sometimes i crave this collapse because maybe the cave
of my body wouldn't be so empty.

© Diana F., Richmond Hill, NY

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