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Dreams of Naught

This part

the debut

of my golden era

So many years

of labor from

but a child

continue

The senses fade

Waterworks rush

to precipitous edge

as I study the fall

and its consequence

My eyes are dimmed

Cognition fades

I grew my tresses long

and luxurious

donned a gown

on a body 

wanting for nourishment

but love is nowhere

I find no reason to celebrate life

This was last chance

Dreams of travel

are no more

I know not

where I belong

The future

falls from view

My heart finally

weeps through 

faded windows

Hope seeks hope

as this frame 

crumbles to naught

I simply am.

My spirit stands

as a robot

awaiting commands.

Maybe this 

is finally

my purgatory

for having loved you.
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