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Haunted Affirmations
I am
loathe to sleep I cower
before your forlorn veil.
You are blinding as
pitch-black darkness.
I am
unwilling to muster thoughts
that soothe the chaos you petition.
You’ve become a demon
in mesmerizing disguise.
I am
succumbing to the numb comprehension
of a being minus you.
You are lost to I
void all senses.
I am
nakedly ashamed of the ease
with which you wield your blissful sleep.
Your dreams of liberation are
chained to my demise.
I am
entombed in haunted affirmations
each breath of life inters another coffin.
You are piously disencumbered of all care
my dread being what you deem fair.
A piece about that initial feeling of being ghosted by someone you love: it happens in many ways but please know a facet of stories like these include the possibility a clean break is necessary.
And, after all, it’s October.
Joejohn Black - From my Daily Brainstorms - Oct. 2022
