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The clock still ticks but the hands are bent, Counting the hours of this life I've spent. The shimmer is gone, the edges are worn, Battered by a life where praise is scorn. Shattered glass where your image should be, A puzzle with pieces that only cut me. I sweep up the shards but the dust remains, A memory flows as a ghost through my veins. There is no snarl and no will to fight, I've given up hope, lost touch with the light. There wasn't a snap, only silent descent, A lifetime of living with a heart that's rent. This eternal theft of the person I was, Finds its quiet ending, in a silent because.
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Feb 1
Feb 1, 2026 at 11:30 AM UTC
I didn't break, I'm just broken..
The clock still ticks but the hands are bent, Counting the hours of this life I've spent. The shimmer is gone, the edges are worn, Battered by a life where praise is scorn. Shattered glass where your image should be, A puzzle with pieces that only cut me. I sweep up the shards but the dust remains, A memory flows as a ghost through my veins. There is no snarl and no will to fight, I've given up hope, lost touch with the light. There wasn't a snap, only silent descent, A lifetime of living with a heart that's rent. This eternal theft of the person I was, Finds its quiet ending, in a silent because.
This is what life is... so why cry...
jacob-eirschele
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Feb 1
Feb 1, 2026 at 11:30 AM UTC
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