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Hourglasses

by PhoenixesPoems

Aren't we all hourglasses? Sand constantly pouring Thousands of tiny golden grains Growing giant in their masses A plunge pools depth filling As the dry waterfalls escape We are always forgetting How easy it is to suffocate We run on quick sand Legs moving as we sink Pounding, wheezing, aching We can't ever stop and think Let the tap run empty Now, we lie completely still Unable to move, unable to pour Our life stolen against our will In misery we have to wait To let the glass flip over Until the sand starts to drip At first we let it run slower But so fast we drain out rivers So we drown, again.
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