......PAIN......
by Eric Lee Baker
I need someone
to talk
without using
sound
I need someone
to remember
when I'm no
longer around
Tears are
mirrors
that reflect the pain
s .........
p.........
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...........l
........l
....i
..............n
........g
d
...o
w
...n
cheeks
like drops of rain.
Time,
it seems,
grows stale
and
colder
Dreams,
in pain
still darkly
smolder-