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cut open your neck
shove the vinyl in
the plate full of
dreams
let it play through your mind
let the images flourish
the music blast
and the needle skip.

blast outside yourself
observe from
above and
behind

float inches away
shake your vision

hang on strings
controlled by those
who you love
you're their puppet
and they swing you around
and you hope a bone will break
to get you out of hell
free.

thoughts never make sense
when eyes
burn
dry.