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Feet and noise and 

Irreparable motion lingering

On your every word

Of silence

 

Men in masks

Minuscule little white mouth-pieces 

Blinding angels of death

 

Two small children pulling

Tugging 

Tufts of hair from a doll

"Give it back!"

 

Give it back

Oh please give death back

To me

 

I understand 

We are all simply

Too busy

◄ Comfortably Melon

Debussy ►

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