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there is a cancer in my lungs

I should have seen the signs.

there are wrinkles etched onto my skin

from all the frowns your words have caused

and my teeth are turning brittle

from grinding too hard

and my vision has become blurry

from giving you the blind eye

and my anxiety has swallowed me whole

from the desperation of wanting to know why?

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