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A State of Being

Grey is not a colour, it is a state of being:

When arms cannot reach far enough

And cold is not dry enough;

When everything tightens around

But there is nothing left to hold you;

When you are left naked in the night alone

And the lights are dark as they pass you by

With a rhythmic hum that numbs you;

When sleep is all around but you cannot find it within.

Cold air blows in your face from nowhere

But it means nothing.

You stop somewhere to have a smoke

And can't be bothered to light it

Because you can't remember why you should.

Somewhere you think there was a reason

But you do not know what it was

Because it is numb and there is nothing left to say.

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timothy-emil-birch
Canadian
Published
Jul 17, 2010
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Copyright July 16, 2010 by Timothy Emil Birch

I wrote this on the greyhound coming home - by the way, I don't smoke, but I used to ... thought I should meantion that.

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