Descent
A cigarette
A dog-eared, tattered book
Worn as me
And the tired clock
Tick
Tick
Tick
Time unyielding
The hand on my shoulder
Recognition
Comfort
My old friend
And I’m dragged home
My sadistic lover
A brief war
A loss
Always a loss
And the tired clock
Always tired
Tick
Tick
Tick
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