How often

Did you harden your heart,

And turn from the pain,

When bearing the weight

Became too great?

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How many times

Did you cast aside

A piece of yourself,

And leave it behind,

Just to keep moving?

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How many endings

Did you cauterize?

How many crossings

Have you set aflame?

Just to clean the filth

From out of your brain?

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How much poison

Was poured in your vein?

All just to quiet the beat

Of one heart too hardened

By the depth of its own pain?