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inhale, exhale

Inhale
Beat beat
Exhale
Beat beat
Even sitting here, now, I can almost not explain it
Explain that feeling
That feeling that even in the deepest, darkest and cruelest of nights
That something more rips your heart
A yearning, a needing, a wanting so deep
Even the beating of your heart cannot quiet it
A passion so deep that you keep it a secret
Or even a joke
Inhale
Beat beat
Exhale
Beat beat
The feeling creeps up on you
Like the breath of a thousand plea’s
And the tears that fall from your eyes to your dreams
As it crawls like a spider up to your brain
You watch in the dark
The dark, a dark, so deep and quiet
That it plays tricks on your eyes
With its shadows that prowl the night and lurk in the corners
Inhale
Beat beat
Exhale
Beat beat
This is all I want
This is all I want
This is all I want
You say, you scream, you whisper, you pray
But really, dear child, dear child that is me
Isn’t it all everyone wants?
Inhale
Beat beat
Exhale
Beat beat

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