Half Glass

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-Bring me your water

He thrashed in his bed

Hands shaking, eyes rolling

I left the room in six quick steps

Slammed my hands on the porcelain sink

Prayed not for a breakdown.

A twist of the rusted taps

Released a thin stream of nectar

White with lime scale

orange iron oxide

Back into the room

Back by his side

One hand grips the safety bars of his bed

-I AM GOD

He roars.

Tore the glass from my grasp

-I will drink your sins, I will set you FREE.

Numbly, I dropped

To my knees, by the bed

And I felt bad

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