no one has failed to want me,
none that i have desired
like i do you. i'm tired
of haunting you or should be

i was surprised at myself
when you robbed food of flavor,
but shouldn't people waver?
power pulled me off the shelf

i won't put myself back there
now that i’ve been drawn out here.
i won’t fault what was brittle
for returning me to fear.
i belong in open air
and fear won't make me little

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