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Crying Mercy

A beaches sand of tears Weeps the tide of my heart Harrowed, choking breaths It comes for me again Made of shadow Squeezing radiant beneath my ribs Heavier than the floor Locked in my cage Both prisoner and jailer Fumbling with the key Leave me, but don’t let me go Crying mercy

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