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By royalties2meplease

Mon, 13 Sep 2004
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heart in mouth
gravety demands my head
drop through the pit of my stomach
and shatter on the floor

the silence overwhelms

a mobile borrowed to make the call
someone somewhere missed out
saved torment
perhaps

overwhelmed by pictures on the tv

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