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empty, still you try

May 28, 202118 sec
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(from my collection 'A Distilled Spirit')


'empty, still you try'


my bones gleam

my eyes ache

as your unwavering light

searches across my pores.


you curse my resolve

while you continue your

bloodletting—

when will you learn my veins dried

a long time ago.


#barflypoet

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