Close your eyes
If you look fear in the face it memorizes you
It will remember the ways
The lines in the corners of your lips
The veins in your neck
From darkness you cannot bring forth a memory
You can lean in
Press your ear against it and hear the thing you know and give it new assignment
Give it away if you like
Give it up if you must
About the Creator
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