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a painted mirror (lake of a lie)

salty wave of fingernail glides along reflective glass
a squeak and stutter
before hitting the cracked white desert.
shard of memory pierces skin
never touched
this is no effigy.

innocence once petrified
the depth and degradation
suffering has stripped the center
bated tears curl corners
and her hair is
gray swirling emancipation.

red is dead.
they still carry her around by a different name.
Written by WhatIUsedToBe
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