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She tilted the part of her face that betrayed her loneliness and
Hid it from the world behind convincing eyes

The first responder knows the cruelty of the line
That's drawn between the edge of death and life

Only I was invited to the moments when she broke
Not as a guest but as a witness to a life lived in the scene of a crime
We are raw ingredients that when mixed explode into a shock of light and
Decay quickly in isolation

The people watched in shock
Their heads hung weighted by
The guilt of being allowed to survive