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By BrenPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

did my back in

lost my car

and almost the job

that i can no longer do

did my head in

lost my way

and almost my mind

almost...

did my soul in

crushed my spirit

lynched my life

left me wandering

left me wondering

did my everyday jovial self in

took on a dour sheen

sucking the life completely

from anything nearby

all those happy spot fires

doused

i did my will in

i now roll in a torrent

of illicit currents

and perverse events

i did my everything in

it wasn't much

wasn’t very much at all

but it was all mine

it was all that i had

once upon a time ago

.

.

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social commentarysurreal poetry

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Bren

“I know what I mean it to be and respect that someone else may read something entirely different.” Me

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    Written by Bren