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Four

This is not awkward.

This is not awkward.

This is not awkward.

Three

Perfection.

Perfection.

Perfection.

Yes, that's what's required of me. 

I hate it.

Two

I do not want to be here. 

I do not want to be here.

I do not want to be here,

at the palace of the Aldridge family.

One

I hate the Aldridge family.

I hate the Aldridge family.

I hate the Aldridge family.

Slow, bleak, tired 

My mind tends to wander 

Look up, up! 

Past the stars and yonder 

My mind tends to wander 

Through the dusty fields 

Past the broken views 

Cold fingers tap at the pane of glass

smudges tear across the surface

he thinks that someone will hear him through the glass

he thinks this cold slab can bring him joy

when he is actually slipping

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