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I roll along a dark ledge Teetering between yesterday and oblivion Contemplating one final sin My ultimate act of inner hate Do I have a choice or is it fate? A half second away from nowhere Feeling cool air blowing through my hair Wishing it could blow away my despair Lungs sucking in blackened air Wondering if I ever mattered Imagining blood splattered on dappled concrete As bones and surface meet I flip gleefully Imagining my relief Heart pounding in chest Beneath the letter held close to my breast Within it all my sins confessed Carefully laid out goodbyes Written in rhymes Thanking loved ones for the good times Apologizing Agonizing Trying to explain The coagulation in my brain Thoughts that overrun me like a morbid freight train Sunshine that never penetrates my rain One pennied foot in front of the other I roll out on the air Wondering if anyone will care My mind hyper aware A feeling that someone is there In that instant I change my mind Rotate and look behind There the Devil stands I see his hateful smile He's been whispering all the while In his hand he holds a file Labeled "Souls I've Taken!" I'm both stirred and shaken I feel my mind breaking as I'm awaken Mom says "get out of bed" My eyes wide open Thankfully not dead Remembering what the Devil's file said Sun shining brightly Through my window and pain I'm alive and sane Not a concrete stain I thank God I'm here Feeling thankful Once again! For Shadow's contest Written March 5th 2015
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