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By dottie

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I didn't keep you. I gave you up to the clinic and the sucking force of my long lost self-esteem and my fear and so I became a haunted human a ghost. I didn't stay with you. I gave you up to the numbness of cocaine, booze and the search for self-esteem and easy money and so I became a hunted human a dealer. I didn't walk away from you. I gave myself up to the insane play of some drama written long ago and so became a shadow human an actor. And I am acting still. Written April 5th, 2002 © on Apr 05 2002 03:30 AM PST   0 • 13

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