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if i am someone
then this someone
is composed of so
much air

and i feel myself
slowly
deflating—

outside the prison of my skin

is a world, is a world
declared real
by the ones in the suits,
by the ones with the cold, cold
eyes

i do not believe everyone
who breathes
is alive—

some bodies
are just fleshy
lies

like mine is.

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