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Holding Fire

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By Daniel EvansPublished 9 years ago • 1 min read

IN A MILLION YEARS NOTHING HAPPENS HOW COULD IT

IM HOLDING FIRE AND EVEN THAT NEVER BURNS

I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED WHEN THEY BARED THEIR TEETH AT ME AND I LEFT

THEM MUTE AS A FOG ALONG A DESERT NIGHT

I WAS PROMISED EXPERIENCES AS THEY CAME CLOSER AND THEY CLUNG

BUT IM STILL THE SAME AND I DONT THINK THAT WILL EVER CHANGE

JUST BECAUSE OF THE WARNINGS; JUST BECAUSE OF THESE WALLS

JUST BECAUSE I WAS PUSHED INTO THE SHADOWS BY FEAR

I DONT THINK THAT WILL EVER CHANGE

IN A MILLION YEARS NOTHING HAPPENS HOW COULD IT

sad poetry

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Daniel Evans

“Do you hate people?”

“I don't hate them...I just feel better when they're not around.”

― Charles Bukowski

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    Written by Daniel Evans