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leaving raucous tumult by the wayside, shedding bygone torment, moulting this skin, this weight, these once immovable shackles, these knots of yesteryear’s detritus,


leaving it all by the wayside, making me me, feeling the blossoming buds of hope, the stirring of feelings anew,


leaving it all by the wayside,


finally,


with you,

my love,

by my side …