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Notes in a Song

I carry my heat by the strings of a violin.
My soul swings back and forth,
Its rhythm disjointed forcibly.
I search for the melody to find it ruptured:
It is torn and backwards.
Or maybe I’ve forgotten it?
The hair of a horse is nothing to fear;
I carry my heart by the strings of a violin,
The violin I gave up playing long ago.

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