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dead eyes pretending to live dead faces pretending to smile dead arms pretending to hold me dead hearts pretending to give dead lives pretending to care dead promises pretending the world dead goals pretending to remain dead batteries pretending to power us dead embraces pretending to feel dead smiles pretending to be happy dead love pretending to capture my heart dead bodies pretending not to smell dead death not pretending

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Date: 11/19/2017 9:04:00 AM
perspicacious ponderings amigo. prompted me to google "dead as a door nail" Very old saying, didn't know where it came from until now. Thanks! Lots of layers in this one. Enjoyed reading it! ~ john
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William Craychee
Date: 1/19/2018 9:41:00 AM
Dead as a door nail. No shit.

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