The Truth of Falling

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Pain

Searing, ripping

Then, deliverance

No pain, only the rush that followed.

Eating them from the inside out

But the rush made it worth it.

condolences , they said

Such a shame, they said

They were so nice? They said

They said and they said

but they never saw, they never bothered to see passed their facade

They were in pain, before, and after

Never during because they embraced the pain and relished the relief it brought

They were an idiot to touch that stuff, they said.

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