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The passer by denies my existence<\/span>
\nwith the confidence of their gait,<\/span>
\nthe steadiness of their gaze.<\/span>
\nI peel back layers of skin<\/span>
\nto show the shining mess, but<\/span><\/p>\n

each time I\u2019m swallowed by earth \u2013 <\/span>
\nwhich in case you\u2019ve forgotten<\/span>
\nis cold, full of dead, sharp things.<\/span>
\nIt\u2019s like fucking an iron maiden \u2013 <\/span>
\nwhich, in case the information passed you by,<\/span>
\nis a fictionalised torture device.<\/span>
\nMake of that what you will.<\/span><\/p>\n

– by Matt Alton<\/em><\/p>\n

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United Kingdom<\/p>\n

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Further information<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

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The passer by denies my existence with the confidence of their gait, the steadiness of their gaze. I peel back layers of skin to show the shining mess, but each time I\u2019m swallowed by earth \u2013 which in case you\u2019ve forgotten is cold, full of dead, sharp things. 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