The World Didn't End When It Was Supposed To

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Inhale - I shut my eyes.
But there was more inside than out.

Memories whose violence shook me to the verge of senselessness.
I sucked my mothers milk - but choked.
I spoke my first words - no one heard.
I held my lovers hand - she let go.
I felt my siblings arms - a fight, was it, or a hug?

Either way; I suffocated.

Exhale - I open my eyes.
But the smell of burning was only the beginning.

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