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The Death of a Life

A poem

By Mel GPublished 3 months ago 1 min read
The Death of a Life
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No one told me I'd have to mourn so many unlived

lives

The Eulogy for what could have been

Witness your own internment

Come to think of it

No one told me much of anything

Except to stay out of the way

No one said they were lying the whole

time

That hope is delusional

The vast majority of humanity never amounted to anything

Why should you be so special?

Every year is a little closer to death

Every year is another year wasted

Ashes to dust to fertilizer to folly

I am nothing

You are nothing

We are nothing

I'm living out of spite

And I'm almost

out

Of spite

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Mel G

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  • L.I.E3 months ago

    A sad conclusion to come up with. We all have a purpose to live out. Not just here to take up space. Excellent poem.

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