Perpetual Weight

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It sneaks over you slowly

Coating you in chainmail

Suffocating you

Until you can’t inhale.

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It’s Heavy. So Heavy.

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You weren’t ready

For life in a ghost town

For the weight of the oceans

Keeping you down.

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It’s Painful. So Painful.

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Everything is so empty

You’re stuck in the unknown

There is no help

No one hears you moan.

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It’s Lonely. So Lonely.

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On this infinite trek

Every single stride

Takes all your strength

You’re hollow inside.

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It’s Exhausting. So Exhausting.

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The water drowns you

You stop your gasping

The relief is immediate

It’s also everlasting.

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You’re Finished. So Finished.

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-Jade Cohen