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To the End

Mind is racing Limbs are aching I feel the end is nigh All alone in night unending Time a torturous lie. Brain fermenting Thoughts fragmenting Shatter in glass shards Fingers soon to dust returning Hold fast my deck of cards Fear is mounting Heart is pounding I know the end is nigh My sight long gone, still I see Those shards light up the sky Children laughing Old friends calling From a distant shore Mem’ries of a life unsparing And a time that is no more The time it passes, through the darkness With teeth so sharp pain bites Missive from cassandra spinning Prophecy I cannot fight. Life and loving True belonging No more need I pretend Gave life a go, decried its blows, My hand I played to the very end.

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Silent One

Date: 10/18/2020 4:49:00 AM

Brilliant improvement to your poem and I can see you are developing as a poet. The more you write and practice, the better you become with time. Also helps to read other poetry, something I am not very good at though...

Tansy Roekaerts
Date: 10/18/2020 7:38:00 AM

Thanks so much. I've just realised that when you've finished a poem the real work begins

Gershon Wolf

Date: 10/17/2020 8:25:00 PM

Superb dark poetry, Tansy. It's a real punch to the solar plexus. Write on, Gershon

Tansy Roekaerts
Date: 10/18/2020 7:39:00 AM

Thanks. I wrote about 3 versions of this poem, so your praise means the work paid off!

Tansy Roekaerts
Date: 10/18/2020 7:39:00 AM

Thanks. I wrote about 3 versions of this poem, so your praise means the work paid off!