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A Twin's Death

a part was ripped right out of me
i’m stripped of my autonomy

i clutch my own cold, lifeless face 
i chase the warmth of your embrace

it was us, then it was i 
the horror story is implied 

two people, two minutes apart 
but only one sad, beating heart  

oh i’m not holding back my tears
were forced to die in different years 

how is this right? how is it fair?
you can’t go breaking up a pair  

a part was once ripped out of me
then, i felt more than i could feel

keep looking back to empty space 
can’t even glance at my own face

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