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Starvation

Walking alone in a dark night No one around except the stars and the moon I come upon a skull Reciting speeches as jokes Hamlet like a comedian Trying to find ways to amuse myself I toss the skull behind me After hearing it, I hit the ground I hear a grown, It's my stomach I'm searching for food but I find nothing I grow fear of the dark I start to hallucinate The trees laugh at me Watching me starve I feel like I'm growing tall and anorexic Until I slowly Am nothing

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