a silver halide holdup

he stole her soul
with click and shutter
and it's there she'll stay:
six by nine in black and white
forever
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fear and watch it grow
a self made man|machine
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words to no end, with
invisible ink by the
invisible hand. a letter
for the dead, but it's
the living that He
writes for.
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i could hide in these headphones
from awkward gaze and putrid stare
living amoungst symphony, song, and orchestra
played out in the space between my ears
i could hide from my life and all that it entails

i could hide in these headphones
from quiet smile and sidelong glance
lost opportunity and possibility
played out in the world before me
i could hide from my life and all that it entails