How Strong - by Erik Smith

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am i strong enough
double my efforts
will i crack
cut my sleep in half

i'm already running
flames trailing behind
people glaring ahead
firing at me from all sides
body deteriated years ago

my mind like a bloody corpse
already infested with maggots
yet sparkling with lust
pulsing with energy
disgusting the onlooker
amazing in movement

can't see straight
the planet tremoring
no matter how calm it is
can't stop shaking
my body in shambles
bobbing in the river of piss
trying to survive this

 

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