At-home

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can you hear me
over this sound
a mind too hushed
much too silent
catch a short breath
within this pause
a restless flow
claims solitude
upon white shores
toys abandoned
ants crawling on
succulent trash
a music box
with a missing
ballerina
this silence breathes
as a small world
convulses

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