i wanna cry but ain't no tears

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i wanna cry
but these tears will
feel as though they're magma
sliding down my cheeks

i wanna scream
but these bellows will
wake up everybody around me,
louder than the titanic before impacting
the iceberg

i wanna slam my head
against the table,
and i will be redoubtable if
you prevent me from feeling something
other than this painful ache in my chest

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