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Eulogy for my darlings

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I let you live
because I loved.
We all knew
it was a
temporary
thing.

I shaped
these walls
with my excuses.
Everything I said
would always bounce
and bend.

We shared
my foolproof rubber cell,
crawling on the ceiling
in danger
of nothing.

I kill you off
and inhale deep
to keep
the blood from running
away.

We were not good together.
You always told me
to keep the door locked.
I listened too well
and didn't even
have one.

Your bodies rot;
even in death
you kiss me
with poison lips.
No choice left
but dangerous escape.

I stand underneath a burning eye.
The air is caressing me
in unfamiliar ways
and I cannot find the sweet smell
of home.

This is freedom.
Goodbye, my darlings,
her kisses taste
like the universe.

I have chosen
the brambled path,
and intend to travel far.
With my last breath
towards the world
I want to say
"I love you"
and finally mean it.
I vote for change!
© 2009 - 2024 neonxaos
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YouInventedMe's avatar
the first two stanzas and the last stanza really make this one for me.