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Despair (Free verse) by ifni

despair is the name I give this darkness that rises around me like a lover, that rides me like a second skin, that beats inside my blood; a tidal waveform of desire and frustration. despair is the name I give this insanity when it takes my name, and wears my face, and wails my fears aloud; a puppetmaster hidden inside my soul. despair is the name I give myself when I react instead of acting, when I speak without thinking, when all the masks slip- and leave me standing, naked. 7/1/99 JV.

T. Becquerel 16-Mar-02/1:21 AM
Nice. I like the awkward ending.




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