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Chapter 20: BirthDeath

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Sympathy for the monster.

Turned toward the sea, floundering.

Wanted to love and got hurt trying.

Spying for that distant island that faith is supposed to reveal, hope only knows.

Now gone.

There's no warmth despite the salty taste of it.

Told to try, try, try again but honestly just fuck the effort.

Desperate for it to mean something to someone, somewhere.

Shaking crooked limbs and kissing dry mouths.

Before the impassive audience, recite.

Don't.

Was gonna say more, saying nothing.

Stop.

It's a god damned poem that fails.

They said there'd be treasure, buried beneath a cross.

They said.