we are all little nothings
standing on the edges of frayed seams
sand and letters play on the breeze
too much dust to sneeze away
these fingers thicker than air
can't stop the strain at all
so much to let go of now
when was it ever this hard?
one person can mend it all
one person can shatter your legs
wavering on splinters
this is the only way
the road to recovery begins
with red puddle landmarkers
listening to and understanding, different things that you don't want to hear
ah, but here, now that's a better place to let go of
sometimes in the din of fans blowing i hear silence
i wake there to find that everything is not as it was
little shifts and ripples can upend even the best day
to dissuade now
to trip forwards
to extinguish
to lay down dead
to let everything go


sometimes it's over
sometimes it's tragic
sometimes these things are
sometimes weaklings win
sometimes i can't move


whatever happens will
whatever fails can stop
whatever begins is new
whatever slips can slide
whatever end may come

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