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Forever the suffering, sleep

Love, death, and dreaming eternal

By Tyler OliverPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Forever the suffering, sleep
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This was the end

My final thought

My final breath

.

It should never have been like this

But

I was wrong to not expect it

The bed shook and

As I tossed and turned against my own will

I was drowning in a grief I had only known so well

My final thought

I hoped

My final breath

I pleaded to my mind

Save me with my death

.

In this moment I was ready to die

There was nothing more I could do

I wanted this after all

I did this to myself

I had accepted defeat

I had no fight left in me

But

My legs continued to flail and kick

Despite my mind going dark

.

I should have guessed

This was the end

Did I deserve to be here?

Was it my fault after all?

I couldn't get out of this horror no matter what I tried

I had made wrong decision after wrong decision

The cycle went on

And this life

Wouldn't let me be free

.

But you

.

Holding my fragile existence

As you pulled me into an embrace

Had started to stand up

The hairs on my arms

You noticed

"You're cold"

I could only strain a smile when I looked at you

Your eyes were different

Like nothing I had yet known

You were different

But

I didn't deserve this

Where did you come from?

You appeared out of nowhere

Right when I needed saving

But

You were still just a distant memory,

If I knew you had come to tell me that

Things would get easier

But

You were just a dream

I guess

You were never here after all

.

The bed shook as I tossed and turned against my own will

I took my final breath and

This was the end

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  • Badhan Senabout a year ago

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  • Joe O’Connor2 years ago

    This is a great entry for the Inverse, and it flows well both ways! I like how you repeatedly use “but” as a way to jar the reader, but also to flip the narrative too. It seems like in one reading he has been rescued from death, and in the second he wants death to rescue him from grief. Nicely done 👏 Good luck in the challenge!

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