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Someone has to help you, but it will not be me,
I believe that you are on your own at last.
I know you’ve went to pieces but my sympathy
is exhausted, I will no longer stand steadfast.

Someone has to help you because I know well
you will make little effort on your own.
You disgrace the memory of those who fell
locked in desperate combat completely alone.

I know you celebrate the idea of a tragic end,
but it is really a pose, you wretched clown.
Your distress is not unique but you pretend
another suffering like yours can not be found.