“I could hear the cracking of my gutted heart.
And falling pieces exploding into shards.
My senses became numb.
Emotion drained from my body.
And the damage would take years to repair.”

1992

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“I could hear the cracking of my gutted heart.
And falling pieces exploding into shards.
My senses became numb.
Emotion drained from my body.
And the damage would take years to repair.”