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I have a mouth of endless words. I could count through night and day, letting numbers spill until my tongue gives out. But it frightens me; how close infinity feels on my lips, yet how far it is from my life. So, I stumble at a hundred, again and again, already aware I will never reach the rest, because I know how little of forever I get.
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May 6
May 6, 2026 at 10:14 AM UTC
THE LIMIT OF ME
I have a mouth of endless words. I could count through night and day, letting numbers spill until my tongue gives out. But it frightens me; how close infinity feels on my lips, yet how far it is from my life. So, I stumble at a hundred, again and again, already aware I will never reach the rest, because I know how little of forever I get.
Inspired by the impossibility of living through life forever and ever.
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May 6
May 6, 2026 at 10:14 AM UTC
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