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Poetry: Sinking

When you wait with her long enough
You can hear the screams of her silence.
When you look deep enough into her eyes
you can see reflections of her violence.

If you touch her for long enough
you can feel the shivers run through her.
If you tell her about living life
you can see her world become a blur.

When you whisper to her softly
you see her cringing against the noise.
When you look at her long enough
you see the tortured soul without a voice.

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