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settled

I settle into my pain 

He settles into the couch 

comfortable numbness is my mercy 

and his liberator 

for why would I speak 

when not spoken to 

why would I fight 

when he knows I won’t win 

why would I run 

when he knows

he will catch me 

escape is a dream 

he won’t let me sleep 

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