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Summary:
Occtis returned. His soul did not.
How it felt to die and how it feels to be dead are two different things.
the wire at your throat hurts
you tilt your head back
anything to extend
the time before
your breath
stops.
your name was not a gift
and not even your death was yours.
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[inhale]
the wire at your throat hurts
you tilt your head back
anything to extend
the time before
your breath
stops.
your name was not a gift
the threads of your soul are slippery as your entrails
again finding their places in your abdomen
a worm-chewed tapestry unspooling into time you cannot
GO BACK
and not even your death was yours.
You are suspended animation of life and decay.
You have neither rock nor heart to ground yourself.
Your eyes are bright against your head.
You step off the path.
You feel
your breath.
ca–
catch
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