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Trapped in this
claustrophobic body
as it ages
plummeting towards inevitability
all youthful thoughts
of immortality thrown aside
by reality
where did life go
when did life go
a speeding train that makes me move more slowly
the longer the journey takes
sometimes at a snail’s pace
towards a final stop where I get off
and out
and gone
forever
Monday 24th July 2023 4:34 pm
Raven
The sky felt dense,
The mood it gave off,
Like moths in hue,
And butterflies in pale,
The showering of haze,
Over us at ease,
It’s not seen,
And there I won’t be seen,
The morning routine,
Of the everlasting gloom,
The day stuck in reprises,
And another one it seems,
It flies by scoring petrified faces,
Clipping by the nests,
It sta...
Tuesday 7th March 2023 6:54 am
TIRED
Tired of being here
Stuck in a frozen
Time.
Tired of waiting
For a voice
That is impossible
To hear.
Time
Is like a curse
It is an ice
On my left shoulder
It is a melting alibi
Makes me say good-bye
To the little hope
Beating in my chest
Tired of asking
The questions
With no responses
Tired of seeking
The light.
Time
Turns every corner
...Sunday 5th February 2023 4:11 pm
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