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Fatigue Worm
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2022-11-05T03:05:57.372Z
Kerryn Lee Bon.
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">I’m fatigue worn</span></p>
<p class="p2"><strong><span class="s2">Fatigue worm</span></strong></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">Crawling inside</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">The apple before my eye</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">Is rotten to the core</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">Conspiring against the fruit, the flesh</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">Inbred and untrue…</span></p>
<p class="p2"></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">I’m fatigue worn</span></p>
<p class="p2"><strong><span class="s2">Fatigue worm</span></strong></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">Crawling inside</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">The apple before my eye</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">Is rotten to the core</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">Conspiring against the fruit, the flesh</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">Inbred and untrue</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">Speak</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">God, damn you</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">This silent denial</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">Is destroying us all</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">Unseen heart of the desert rose</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">Lies dormant</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">Or, just flat out lies</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">Such devilish disguise</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">You wear</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">Is wearing on me now</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">Heavy, the worm is turning</span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s2"><br/></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2"><i>24/02/21</i></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2"><i>Kerryn Lee Bon.</i></span></p>