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it comes up thick
bile rising like a black parade of night time sickness
and i can't slip away
no matter how many times i try.

the frigid cold's a fever
pulsing white lightning
and you run for cover, but there's no shelter-
just bottomless rain and crippled dream tooth decay.

keep your distance, this one's a killer.
no name, eyes fold like a bad hand of cards
and you despise it.
yet you cling to it.

it's an ember tourniquet
cut your heart into pieces like tiny die and cast your lots,
place your bets.
it's useless, but hope's a dumb blonde.

my coffin isn't big enough to hold the two of us,
but then I realize it's just me
it's just me
it's just me

it's just me
depression.
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knatroka's avatar
This has a great cadence, it feels like it sort of drips of the tip off my tongue when I read it. The ending is very pointed and though the mention of a coffin seemed a bit too close to cliche to me at first, the next line balanced it out completely. The repetition of the last three lines feels akin to coming to terms with the state of loneliness, a dull acceptance. In any case, this is really well-written, and I want you to know that nobody will ever be alone with those feelings and there's a kind of comfort in that, I suppose.