Abandon

The light bulb absolved its flickering duty

Bayonet stuck in the depth of despair

‘Screw you’ but the mismatch prevailed


Life takes a psychic but the medium is fraught

The planet a stroboscope for fits of illusion

She severed the cord and turned on the gas


Shadow play and the pantomime was over
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May 31, 2019 at 4:40 PM
So tragic and full of despair, I could feel the hopelessness here-
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