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a delusory warm sunlight glow breaks in cracks through the curtains in my room energy leaves my body as my breath is breathed into aching lungs a haze encircles the breeze through the window mirthless scenes begin, touching deep dragging me down under a happiness once felt, only brief unbending alliances drift into my head loss reverberates in droves savage in it's descent compassion destroying my senses wild ashen gasps are delivered into the air worn out from the drain of surrendering to the senses dissipation blurring the cost as the bodies pass by, living in prism-ed hours relief now only contained in my four walls eyes close to balm in the downcast chill that night's gift brings

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