in the way that it is

the most rotten fruit

to swallow.

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in the way that it haunts

me at night and 

kisses me in the morning.

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in the way that it sinks

but I can still touch it so

I sink with it.

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in the way that it hates

to be written and 

loves to burn in your hands.

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in the way that it dies and

dies and

dies.