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You Do It Only Once
The thing about dying
beyond the blushing
waiting for the silent butler
you do it only once
with a shadow of mascara
lifting your vanity
in dreams of unspoken truths
behind the veil
climbing up the staircase
as death has a nasty habit
of not staying in one place
because it takes up space
beyond the blushing
waiting for the silent butler
you do it only once
with a shadow of mascara
lifting your vanity
in dreams of unspoken truths
behind the veil
climbing up the staircase
as death has a nasty habit
of not staying in one place
because it takes up space
Published 4th Feb 2023
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4th Feb 2023 2:49am
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4th Feb 2023 2:52am
Could death also be considered an element, continually needing to be fed more and more. To think of wind, forever moving from high to low pressure zones, fire forever needing to consume, water no more than liquid life continually changing states, and death forever on the move seeking the weakest in whatever way
4th Feb 2023 2:55am
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4th Feb 2023 7:06am
Dear A,
Only once? It sure feels like more than that whenever I open my mouth to stick my foot in it. Great poem, and you’re right the real one is only once. Just feels like I’ve been practicing for it for such a long time. H🌷
Only once? It sure feels like more than that whenever I open my mouth to stick my foot in it. Great poem, and you’re right the real one is only once. Just feels like I’ve been practicing for it for such a long time. H🌷
4th Feb 2023 1:26pm
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4th Feb 2023 8:58pm
A man is appointed once to die. I like the darkness of this.
4th Feb 2023 9:17pm
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