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I built a cage
From the strongest steel
To lock away memories
To pretend they weren’t real
I accepted the secrecy
Of hidden pain
Rather than endure
The agony of change
I suffered in silence
In this bath of hot oil
My insides melting
From this toxic toil
So I built a new cage
From a kinder steel
And I locked away my shame
So that I could heal
Dawn & Dusk 
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