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Peel the Layers
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Peel the Layers

A poem by John Kremer

Peel the Layers

Peel the layers. Skin me dead.
Who am I?
What layers? What layers?
Skin and bone
Hair and nerves
Muscle and shame
Fear and loathing
Being and nothingness.

Hackles and shackles.
Words.
Letters.
Points.
Danger.

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