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Debby Keeper
HOW MUCH LONGER
Sitting.
Sane on the outside
going bloody crazy
alone in my mind.
The denial, it speaks so softly
gently weaves a comforting lie
whisper, whisper again
keep my child safe in there.
Will it be much longer?
1 don’t feel like going on.
Place your hands on my chest
feel my breastbone.
Imagine the pain;
a knife going in;
the shock of a bullet exploding
through soft flesh and bone.
Is it going to be much longer?
1t’s the pain. I try to stop it
I talk. The men and women
they ask, “Do you always feel like this?;
Is this a normal way for you to feel?”
I feel good, then I feel so tired.
They say, “You have survived, you are strong.”
Will it ever be over?
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HOW MUCH LONGER
Sitting.
Sane on the outside
going bloody crazy
alone in my mind.
The denial, it speaks so softly
gently weaves a comforting lie
whisper, whisper again
keep my child safe in there.
Will it be much longer?
1 don’t feel like going on.
Place your hands on my chest
feel my breastbone.
Imagine the pain;
a knife going in;
the shock of a bullet exploding
through soft flesh and bone.
Is it going to be much longer?
1t’s the pain. I try to stop it
I talk. The men and women
they ask, “Do you always feel like this?;
Is this a normal way for you to feel?”
I feel good, then I feel so tired.
They say, “You have survived, you are strong.”
Will it ever be over?
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