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I am surrounded by fools
self-absorbed marionettes on willful strings
dancing
begging to be witnessed
begging for love
did I ask
look in my eyes and tell me
did I want to know
is your mind the only one on fire
is your heart the only one
raucously laughing
just because you loudly erupt
limitless emotional
vomit
for all the world to see
doesn't make you a star
doesn't make you a queen
doesn't mean my insides
are not churning and crying out
some of us stay quiet
some of us just sleep
some of us just make art in our dreams
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