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Memories laid like land mines
just waiting for my footsteps
to blow up and take me down
Reminders nocked like arrows
aimed straight at my heart
ready to tear me open
Words and pictures sharp like daggers
raised silently above me
quick to find my back
A curse these things have become
a burden I barely bear
They only serve to weigh me down
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