'Arduous'

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& though my insides still tangle about shouting parasites,
who've made nice... a home of me -
latched in
&
sticktight,
spilled gallons fill horizon as far as one's sight;

tatters of mine lie on grounded heaps,
grasping hope which appears to weep;

with now,
additional fear draws upon brow:
light has certainly been misshapen by doubt,
leading fight arduous not to bow;
Such one scorchering question sits behind grit of teeth -
Has the earth finally gone mad upon feet?
Whatever mother implies to reach,
we've but pull tight before defeat.

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