past tense

 

living in the past is
like worms in your
grave

a windshield wiper
that doesn't
work

winning a million
dollars only to die
an hour
later

going on a sado-
masochist
binge

only having one
book to read for
the rest
of your
life

looking into a
shattered
mirror

playing Russian
Roulette with a
fully loaded
revolver

denying that blue
skies
exist

Van Goghing your
ears so you can't
hear laughter

being alone in a
crowd of thousands

blaming others for
a life to afraid to
have been
lived

hiding the sun
from your
eyes

forever born into
a night of
ice and
fear