you’ve been rough, humid, undelightful
but you never brought me to my knees
i think i am winning this race, almost
whole enough, to call myself kinda sane
you know what? i finally get it . . i do
let go, of those you can’t bring back
embrace remembrance, the sunny ones
that inspire sudden bursts of laughter
laugh, till the sides of your skull clench
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