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let them in | poem

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May 07, 2022
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let them in

a sense of failure, comes on just as consistently

as a shit faced drunk looking for a shag.

the weight we carry home on our own, crippling.

every pound of flesh,

each daily motivation:

a stretch

a yawn

a walk or dietary endeavour

is as hard, as it gets these days.

plans bring calm when they appear to be unobtainable.

will i ever think the things I do a…

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