The Lost Dominion

Nobody wants
to be here
But no one
ever leaves

Nothing lasts
forever
But forever
will deceive

Nowhere is that
foreign place
That lives inside
us all

Where from the lost
dominion
The devil
— makes his call

(Dreamsleep: July, 2026)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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