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We find ourselves bound by ties that seem strange. Simultaneously cutting each other out at the knees, mutual homicide. Fraternal fatalities on the rocks of our words. Grotesque mirrors to stare into longingly. Cold streets to walk lonely upon. Brief moments of tenderness swapped out seamlessly for senseless suffering.
Perceived perpetually we fall paralytic through pristine pictures painted with the innocence and fear of a life less ordinary.
I found myself walking through a forest distracted by the beauty and ambience of all that surrounded me. Remaining focused my feet tread a steady rhythm with my heart, firmly entrenched in the cavern of my chest.
A twisted root from the most beautiful tree in the forest caught my unsuspecting left foot and I found myself falling. My arms thrown back in surprise, my neck snapped back by necessisty, it left my chest to take the full force of the pointed rock rushing up to meet me.
My chest split open like a walnut. I am left vulnerable and stunned. Shock takes hold but I can pull myself together, moving ever closer to the tree. Leaned against its trunk, its leaves and branches blanket me with warmth. The initial feeling dissipates and is replaced with a flood of belonging.
Sun light filters through the forest and people walk by. Some enquire as to my position.
I dare not speak.
Only smile.