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i am the fox
with a goat complexion
and the heart of a beast
a monster grows
from behind my brain
insanity is creeping closer
a spiral downward
and she keeps it up
i keep it up real well
appearances
and taptaptap
go her fingers
go my fingers
on a keyboard
i am the fox
with the dripping fur
and the lungs of a mouse
a growl grows
from inside my throat
where the bile rises
and nothing comes out
she is sick
so very sick indeed
but she keeps up appearances well
tells people she is crazy
i am crazy
so they dont worry
so they think she is sane
as her fingers taptaptap
away at a keyboard of keys of the alphabet
she smells honey
and tastes cravings on her tongue
i am the fox
with a lions hat
and the fingers of a skeleton
a taptaptapping moves
from in the outside
she is a spiraling outward
down and out
i am not crazy
she is crazy
i am not her
she is me
and we are not
the same
she is a fox
and i am the goat
no.
i am the fox
and she is the hunter on a horse
and i am hiding
because i've lost my place
can't collect my rambling thoughts
i am lost.
i am a lost fox
with a human's voice
and the legs of a drunk
a fight dies
away in her chest
she is insane.
i tell everyone
she is insane.