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The body holds the brain
the brain holds the body
live or die, alternating desire

I roll skin from my shoulder
last week's burn, inhale slowly
lungs focused only on the purge

breath goes trapped easy as
pie on a summer sill snatched

mind goes harsh easy as
pie on a summer sill snatched

pie on a summer sill
summer snatched

air is fire, I drown every sip
clutch at the sill
knock down the pie
submit to the mind's endless summer.

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