i am oh so tired
my little mantra
chanted slowly, quickly, quickly-slowly
it matters not how it is said
but that it is said too often
like a knife sliced deep
twisting, amplifying pain
never any silence, never any peace
if i could escape myself
for just a minute, a second, half-a-second
i would tell me "close your eyes, you won't feel a thing"

07/02/2003

Posted on 07/02/2003
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