A Narrowing World
A world once wide, once free, once vast
reduced now to a room; a corner
shrinking ever smaller, closer,
nearer now's the end of this past
A past once grand, once oh, so bright
a life once new; as new as hope
now ever dimmer, ever darker
slowly grows this once clear light
A heart once vibrant, once ever proud
a beat's now softer, fainter, gentler
no race to run; no hills to climb
alone now, parted from the crowd
A seat, now empty, a lonely space
eyes still look there, hopefully
towards a corner; a remembrance
of a past now in a heart's embrace
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