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"Beautiful boy I wish you could hear my thoughts Maybe then you would understand And I would hurt you less But you can't You can only hear my teeth and the dumb things they say So I run run till my feet don't hit the ground Run till I pass out or you You pass out of my mind or till it makes sense No restraint no water no money or way home No sense nonsense And so I run All the hurt radiating in and out of you The hurt you created and the hurt that created me In and out like the harsh breath over my busted ribs Cracked out of desperation Cracked like your thoughts Beautiful boy how could I hurt you? Beautiful girl how did I leave you? Beautiful temptress why did I follow you? So I run. Run till the thoughts slip out And I leave you all behind Leave all my ghosts behind Beautiful boy I wish you could see my eyes burn too Read my thoughts and know me Stubborn words that flow so easily from mind to mind And hand to hand are trapped behind teeth And so I remain silent and just breathe And the small iron chunk around my neck Pounds back and forth A steady metronome to chart my sanity Escape Shoe soles hitting pavement Gravel grinding into your soul Beautiful child I never meant to hurt you But silence. Silence is all that answers And so I run