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John

John's morning are failed evasions

Life busted him again, shortened vacation

Nights are for him the perfect occasions

To hide from life for a certain duration

 

John plays hide and seek with people

So their happiness does not find his pain

Because negatives are not good multiples

His sufferance is permanent, any help is in vain

 

John likes to eat when he remembers

That a full stomach enjoys cigarettes better

He is one of lung cancer's  club members

The mailman recently handed him the letter

 

John brings cigarette butts in contact with his skin

And presses them to feel, a verb he is usually lacking

He has no fear but the fear of happiness

It is a ghost of very persuasive nastiness

 

John counts days, sees them running and wishes they flew

Death is imminent, death is around the corner, death is at his pursue

Death, for john is the clue

Does John need rescue?

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Written by
jalalium
Moroccan
Published
Feb 8, 2013
Lines·Words
20·155
Tags
#suicide#depression#sadness
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