I tried to bury
My pain with purpose
Until my strength was consumed
By a pitiless furnace
My body was worn down
Until there were only scraps
So that a gnarled skeleton
Was all that I had
I dragged myself on
Through more and more misery
Too afraid to face
The pain inside of me
Now here I am
My tongue parched and dry
Muscles dwindling
Vultures circling in the sky
And yet this pain
Is still here
And I realise now
That I must face my fear
Buried
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