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Dead Man Walking

A poem

By Joelle E NPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Dead Man Walking
Photo by Finding Dan | Dan Grinwis on Unsplash

What do you know about being a dead man walking

What do you know about sitting in the dark

What do you know about rubbing your hands together

What do you know about waiting for a spark

What do you know about zombie daze in the sun

What do you know about walking ‘cause you cant run

What do you know about waking and seeing nothing

What do you know about sleeping just to feel something

What do you know about days that turn into months

What do you know about months that turn into years

What do you know about eating cardboard for lunch

What do you know about smiling to hide your tears

What do you know about rain when you’re in the sun

What do you know about dying and telling no one

What do you know about sitting inside all day

What do you know about sunrise and it’s all gray

What do you know about hours that feel like minutes

What do you know about minutes that feel like years

What do you know about waiting for life’s forgiveness

What do you know about choking beneath your fears

What do you know about swimming ‘cause you cant row

What do you know about rowing ‘cause there’s nowhere to go

What do you know about sailing across the sea

What do you know about resurrection? That dead man was me

About the Creator

Joelle E N

Poet & Storyteller ✨

Her heart was made of liquid sunsets 🌅 - Virginia Woolf

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  • Stephen Kramer Avitabile3 years ago

    Wow amazing! Those words were powerful Especially "sleeping just to feel something" I really connected with that one.

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