tethered

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my body walks
five feet in front of me.
i've been floating above myself,
holding on to strings
just barely keeping me tethered.

are the edges fraying for everyone?
or is it just me
wriggling beneath my skin?
maybe i'm supposed to exist
apart from myself,
until the dirt finally tears my soul
from its prison.

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