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@William.
I have longed to shed my skin
And let the dry crust fall
And watch the new pink skin slither
Out from underneath
I have longed to shed my skin
Starting at the lips
Curling back from my quick tongue
That flickers in the air
I have longed to lose my feet
In the deep warm mud
Snapped at the ankle
Like unfired clay
I have longed to lose my feet
But the sun dries the earth
And the air is cold
And the red stones shiver
I have longed to shed my skin
And leave it for a child to find
Brittle in her clammy fingers
In the long grass by the river.