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All hair and teeth and bone,
I ate bitterness with a fork
And washed it down
With a draught of negativity
Thick and metallic,
A goblet brimming with blood.
Gnashing my teeth over all that stuff felt good
But as soon as it hit my gut --
-- Heartburn ignited.
I kept my lips closed
Knowing I'd breathe fire if I spoke.
In the bathroom mirror,
A green scaled monster
Stared back at me
I nodded my head and it nodded back.
Me.
We both shuddered.
So I did the only thing left to do.
I hacked up the whole meal --
A congealed, mucousy mess --
And flushed it down the toilet.
Leaving me pale
And shaky
But empty --
And whole.
