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Are they hands or are they arms
Screaming and screaming,
Sound the alarm!
Counting up the past
And down the future
Tied in tight, but
The suture won’t hold
I’m lost in the fold
Choking on smoke
Where is the fire?
I can’t breathe
Give me oxygen please
Grant my reprieve!
I can’t breathe!
I can’t breathe!

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-Melissa Donley