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Black Lungs

You Hurt Me, But I Allowed You To

By CaladriusPublished 9 months ago 1 min read

In the middle of the room, I stare through the ceiling. Around the corner, a footstep dissolves into the shadow. Smoke rises, I close my eyes and allow it to braid through my nose and into my chest. The soot takes home and each breath that leaves is thicker than the last.

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Caladrius

“Perhaps it’s impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be.”

— Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game

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