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through a sash window
he stood facing out of his window
of his room he held his back to it
he watched the opposite pavement
like a gull casting
he saw every shoe worn
travelling
he noted the trouser length variation
alter
he noticed shoes falter
due to fear
he saw the attempted smiles
fail inside before being born
he felt people cry inside
holding something to land the shoe forwards past please pass without
noticing
no one is breathing
of his room he held his back to it
he watched the opposite pavement
like a gull casting
he saw every shoe worn
travelling
he noted the trouser length variation
alter
he noticed shoes falter
due to fear
he saw the attempted smiles
fail inside before being born
he felt people cry inside
holding something to land the shoe forwards past please pass without
noticing
no one is breathing
Published 16th Aug 2017
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16th Aug 2017 10:43pm
"attempted smiles fail inside before being born"
reminds me of TS Eliot's poem :
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
reminds me of TS Eliot's poem :
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
17th Aug 2017 8:26am
Anonymous
8th Oct 2017 4:42pm
tears wail the shores of my eyes.. .
speechless, completely speechless
speechless, completely speechless
