From a Rant at 2AM

I know you
lived too long.
I used to 
think I did too.

But, I can't 
teach you this.

I'm busy
teaching myself
to be 
nothing like you.

Rotten work
, picking scabs.

But no one
can do it but you.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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