Preface

They told me time would change me, that nightmarish figures would disappear.
So I watched them with contempt awaiting the day my mind would clear.

I taunted and I pressed them, prompted by a looming lust of doubt
That they would spare my heart, though I deserved no sun, no home or route.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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February 19, 2021 at 8:05 AM
Love it Reminds me of something i would write. Complex but hard hitting Great write Katie
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