There was a time when your mind was serene, before being bombarded by incessant white noise.
Remember?
There was a time when you connected with people online, before closing Facebook just to open it right back up again for hours.
Remember?
There was a time when you smiled with all your teeth, before you used them to hide the hatred on your tongue.
Remember?
There was a time when ambition burned in your veins, before bitterness and apathy turned them to ice.
Remember?
There was a time when your heart loved fiercely, before it cowered in the corner from the abuse.
Remember?
There was a time you lent strength to others, before the weight of your own disease made your knees buckle.
Remember?
Have you forgotten?
Or is the man writing these words a stranger now?
May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020 at 11:04 PM UTC
There was a time when your mind was serene, before being bombarded by incessant white noise.
Remember?
There was a time when you connected with people online, before closing Facebook just to open it right back up again for hours.
Remember?
There was a time when you smiled with all your teeth, before you used them to hide the hatred on your tongue.
Remember?
There was a time when ambition burned in your veins, before bitterness and apathy turned them to ice.
Remember?
There was a time when your heart loved fiercely, before it cowered in the corner from the abuse.
Remember?
There was a time you lent strength to others, before the weight of your own disease made your knees buckle.
Remember?
Have you forgotten?
Or is the man writing these words a stranger now?
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