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By pumadelta

Thu, 20 Nov 2008
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My cells crumble
Imprisonment distorts my smile

Mum hands me a tissue
To wipe the cold from my eyes

My belt drawn tight
Constricts a body covered in lies

enemies kept closely
The struggles from inside

Retroviral protect deceives
like a lover; for a while

As another day approaches
I’m blinded from the sky

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