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Not thirst, not hunger
     mouth kept open, unkempt and paler 
It bleeds, you wish it is human

One flesh shall the twain ever will be;
     unwed yet webbed so fairly 
As devout as the skin
As taut as teeth
     but burnt and dulling; you are full
     of everything you set on fire

A beholder beholden enough,
     resisting to unhand the well-nigh ending
It is the eye who sigh at the sight,
     kept at hand the lasting feeling

Only then it is human
     when you are most sacred within the girth
Only then your mouth closes
     when I am bleeding less from the ceiling

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