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Im so sad, im numb. And Im so numb, It hurts.
victor
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Im so sad, im numb. And Im so numb, It hurts.
Victor's poem is only three short lines, but it holds a real contradiction. The speaker begins by saying they are sad and numb, two feelings that seem to pull in opposite directions. Sadness is something you feel; numbness is the absence of feeling.
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