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Rated: E · Poetry · None · #2348130

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How much prescience
did you leave behind
futures left unfelt


How much transience
were you denied
with aces left undealt

How many doors
stayed closed and shut
no matter how hard you knocked


How many chances
did you waste
— as you slaved before the clock

(Dreamsleep: October, 2025)
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