Hollow Depiction

Wrestling
with big issues
his words
often failed

To meet
the new moment
addressing
his ails

Short
on description
emotion
stripped bare

A hollow
depiction
of feelings
— unshared

(Dreamsleep: August, 2025)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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