breathless, my journey ends

Dried-up, ___a stream___ in the moor, no-man’s land. When a soul dares near— a gunshot blooms / Red / the barren soil will feast on anything. You said amid this desert stands —an oasis— A land of innocence, but where you crown sins. (Greedy, yes, but that’s all humanity ever is.) I begged you to point me to the shrine yet I am left stumbling, ...blind... Before what was left of the roads once promised direction— I drop to my knees, cracked soil tears my skin. In no-man’s land— there are no breaths ahead.
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Marc Avatar
July 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Let the breathless journey begin :)
George Avatar
June 6, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Hearty Congratulations on your win dear Jasmin.
Tsai Avatar
June 6, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Thank you so much, Valsa <3
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May 27, 2025 at 4:30 AM
- Congratulations on your win i the contest, Jasmine :) - hugs
Tsai Avatar
May 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Oh my god thank you so much! Hugs well received <3
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