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you are rotting in your shell
like an egg
you are not fed anymore
you are rotting in your shell
a thin crack has appeared
they pry at the thick cover
the membrane is thin
the shell is thick
air seeps in through the crack
you feel yourself dry
you feel the membrane close in
you are rotting in your shell
and no one wants to free you
and you don’t want to free yourself
pulsing veins
hushed voices
fear running thick
terror at suffocation, at being known
you are rotting in your shell
and you cannot get out
and you don’t want to get out
and you are afraid of the truth
and you are afraid of dying