Inching past the lynching
I sucked it up
turned away and
hugged a rocky wall.
I chose to console the living,
clutch my young red badge
and crawl.
Inching past the lynching
I sucked it up
turned away and
hugged a rocky wall.
I chose to console the living,
clutch my young red badge
and crawl.

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