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Always so cold, but why, she asked
My body was frozen by truth
Her ache reverberated through us both
In the stillness we found as darkness settled
A hesitation heavy as suffocation
Words were my weapons, but I was silent
Afraid to whimper, excuse, or offer
Anything
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Paul Stewart
Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.
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