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i stand naked and immobile
in the midst of a bustling crowd
with forlorn eyes and a twisted mouth

despite the obvious stream of mankind
i hear only an empty echo
deep within the recesses of my heart
i sense the surging saline waters
forming in the corners of my eyes
i feel like an abysmal void
in place of a supposed human being

i can be no more different
to a single stray lamppost
on a dark and deserted alley
with its light bulb shattered
its body bent out of shape
no longer serving its purpose