Subliminal Ink

I refuse to remember
what I can never forget

Words lost to my memory,
lined deep with regret

The faster I write,
the deeper I hide

A reckoning hovers
—forgiveness denied

(Dreamsleep: February, 2021)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Wiggett Avatar
February 9, 2021 at 4:09 AM
Ouch... I felt this one. Beautifully raw:)
Behm Avatar
February 9, 2021 at 9:47 AM
Thanks Melody
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