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Another bloody southerner

Shedding tears at my steely feet

I stand in judgement over you

See me and weep

…

Tell the angels of the south

To bless you with their feathered sympathy

I have no eyes to cry for you

Nor close in sleep

…

This is my body, glorious

Within my breast a thousand hammers beat

I cast a shadow over you

See me and weep

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by Gail