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IN A FINAL ATTEMPT WE TOLD EACH OTHER WHAT WE WERE AFRAID OF

YOU TOLD ME STORIES OF HATE AND DESPAIR AND I LISTENED CLOSELY

A STORY OF BETRAYAL BETWEEN THOSE THOUGHT TO BE CLOSEST

AND BEFORE YOU FINISHED YOU GRASPED THE SIDES OF MY HEAD WITH YOUR FLAT PALMS AND TWISTED AND I HEARD EVERYTHING INSIDE OF MY NECK SNAP AND TEAR AND SHATTER IT WAS

EXPECTED

I LOOKED AT YOU AGAIN, IN YOUR EYES

AND MINE CLOSED

YOU LAYED ME THERE,

COLD