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I Was Hoping

i'm still tired

By BrenPublished 2 years ago 1 min read

i was hoping

to die in my sleep last night

that would

have made my day

but no

i’m still fuckin here

my breathe, my metronome of existence

(in and out,

in and out)

instead of aimlessly

trudging through another day

i was hoping

i wouldn’t

be here to see

to see all the nothing

that happens,

because none of it

matters to me

(to and fro

to and fro)

but i woke up

and now it’s today

my apathy

wrestles my lazy

feeling closer to people

on movie screens

waves of a relentless life

lived all hazy

(this way

that way)

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About the Creator

Bren

"It's just a token of my extreme!" - Frank Zappa

"Cause it's all in the heat of the moment It's all in the pain!!!" - Devin Townsend

Centre Stage with the wonderful Heather Hubler

I'm writing it out not acting in doubt!

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran2 years ago

    This was spot on about how I feel all the time! Well done!

  • Margaret Brennan2 years ago

    so many times when my sons were small, I wanted the same thing. I kept telling myself they'd be better off with their father and not me who still had so much to learn about being a single mother. All these years later, I thank God daily that I'm still here. I would have missed so much of their lives.

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