May 13, 2024.


self death

I’ve been pressed into life’s pages
Dried like a freshly plucked spring flower
Sucked of my true color
Shriveling into oblivion a bit young

I figured the best option was not to -
hopelessly blow air back into my lungs
and hope I wake from this self death
- as something more resilient

Whatever was here is long gone
I searched around for it,
Reaching my hands down my throat
Like searching for spare change in a purse

But nothing is coming up
Except clear fluid and
the taste of my medications
Best to start over, what’s wasted is wasted



Poetry by aidan haskel The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2024-05-14 at 05:57

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