Eighty two

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When I was a kid

I had toxic anger in me

it used to make me yell

make my hands itch

and claw at my eyes

long enough

for it to turn into an endless stream of

tears

but all that for hunger

eat up

and I was back to being a kid

but now

I'm not a kid

I have a wrinkled soul

too worn out to be sane

food isn't convenient anymore

all that's left is that unresolved rage

-E

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