Unaffected
"I've locked up all
of the beautiful things
that might move me"
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because I am undeserving
of being full
of anything but self-loathing
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An indestructible chest
of out of reach emotion
which may no longer
-
thrive in the corners
of my eyelids
I have become strong
-
I have mastered the art
of empowerment beyond emotion
I am made of only
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strength and focus
not of beauty
nor of ephemeral change
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Please do not seek
the delicacy hidden
in my cold, sallow cheeks
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It is not permissible
to be moved
by such fleeting matters
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As the realization of being in love,
an overwhelming sense of incapability,
or being reminded that death lurks with no scent
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I have removed myself
from sentiment
and grown beyond weakness
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My even tone
and centered stance
show: I have conquered
