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Black Eyes Closed

Black eyes smile down, a frown The voices in my head of silent sound Live weird connected without ground Look around at all the nothing I've found Eyes tired unfocused and uninspired Teeth pulling pliers torture tools for hire Liars, so many liars, flash flooded fires The leper that was so very admired Eyes closed, on the back of eyelids now froze The red rose of death fills my nose The list grows all enemies and foes Ten fingers, two hand, unaccountable toes I guess this is just how it goes... it goes...

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