I hear a voice

thundering

maddening

swallowing me whole

I hear a voice

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I hear a voice

hounding me

torturing me

darkening my world

I hear a voice

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I hear a voice

whispering to me

shouting at me

echoing through my mind

I hear a voice

x

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I hear a voice

overwhelming me

suffocating me

drowning me in despair

I hear a voice

x

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And then

I hear another voice

reaching out

fighting back

overpowering the other

I hear a voice

x

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I hear another voice

stronger than the other

madder than the other

filled with more hate and evil

and I realize

that voice

is my own