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I Need To Escape

I need to escape Confusion sets in North? South? East? West? Where will I find my truth? I listen to my soul, but there is no response. She is tired of this journey. Asleep or dead? No matter. I silence myself, listening, anticipating direction Nothing My heart is barely breathing. I take my pulse to see if I am dead. I might be. Come on! An inner voice says. Can we muster one drop of enthusiasm? I turn to the right, staring into all-knowing shadows. it. I start to run without any direction at all. I am breathing with puff breaths Panting now, feeling slightly alive. Forgetting for a minute that I have been Trying to escape the monotony of me

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