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He reclines in his brittle chair carved from his own grief, Not very regal, but heavily resigned to the aches. The weight of silence cleanly cuts through the air. His hands, now mapless, no longer seek. Memories he left behind in clouds, were few and brief. Books cradle their breath upon the shelf. Never once a glance as he knows their unchanging tone. The windows screech with tempered light As regret drips down the pale pane of ivory bones. His posture reflects the weight of years notched in his belt. The leather groans, stretched too thin like his sense of self. The hour never bows a whim to beg his name. Dust circles, never sure as to where to fall. His suit of choice is a reliquary of loss. Each button, a distant memory hard pressed in shame. The air is stained The room too small. A silent gasp The last breath falls.
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May 19, 2025
May 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM UTC
The Abdication of Man
He reclines in his brittle chair carved from his own grief, Not very regal, but heavily resigned to the aches. The weight of silence cleanly cuts through the air. His hands, now mapless, no longer seek. Memories he left behind in clouds, were few and brief. Books cradle their breath upon the shelf. Never once a glance as he knows their unchanging tone. The windows screech with tempered light As regret drips down the pale pane of ivory bones. His posture reflects the weight of years notched in his belt. The leather groans, stretched too thin like his sense of self. The hour never bows a whim to beg his name. Dust circles, never sure as to where to fall. His suit of choice is a reliquary of loss. Each button, a distant memory hard pressed in shame. The air is stained The room too small. A silent gasp The last breath falls.
Cazzie
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40/M/USA
May 19, 2025
May 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM UTC
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