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It's easy to put
One word
In front of the other
Less easy to walk
The wire
Every day a minefield
And I am on the edge
As usual
With everyone else
We are all anxious
All the time
T...
What I would give
To see the world
Through your eyes
Emptiness no longer
An object of fear
But an everyday reality
That lets you glide
Through life
Like that kite you had
As a boy
...