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Subtitles Aren'T Always Necessary
this morning,
as i lay in bed
my eyes shut.
listening to my own heartbeat,
playing with the rhythm that is my very lifeline.
It was only a couple seconds, but
with all the sincerity i could conjure up
i thought that my heart had stopped.
i could not hear it nor could I feel it
beating in my chest.
and as if i had been writing my will
or on my deathbed,
having already accepted my fate,
it was the most peaceful couple of seconds i’ve felt in a while.
what grim commentary from a 20-year-old.
~ r.a
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Riley Asher Nortje
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