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Words feed themselves
VASSALLO
ALFRED
POET
THOSE THORNS
Before I fall into another period of my time,
The void I feel tightens so hard within me
It feels like a belt of sharp thorns pressing,
Making me nauseous,
Feeling disgusting and unpleasant.
The emptiness of my inner body,
It divides into sectors,
Makes me alarmed,
Apprehensive
And overwhelmed.
The consternation,
The dismal dread of fear which erupts in me frightens me less.……
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