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#postponement
As the train slows down we hug each other, it can -- not be goodbye yet.
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Feb 20
Feb 20, 2026 at 3:34 AM UTC
As the train slows down
Who can I ask to go with me behind me on a single track of false hope, genuine hope against my better judgement on the way for too few meagre minutes to celebrate together but still time that I don't want to miss even if it does not offer what I wish? The little trod paths will be as well a dead-end as the short way into the mists that stun you and increasingly take the view of the mountains the balding mountains away I don't want to stand still, I walk around looking out for a new path a magical path of life that I, stumbling and slipping over the sharp stones if need be want to clear where it is not
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Oct 18, 2025
Oct 18, 2025 at 3:21 AM UTC
Single track
I pull the curtain open, just to stall for time, and study the fog.
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Dec 12, 2024
Dec 12, 2024 at 2:38 AM UTC
[ I pull the curtain ]
Only when you're old do you know: it doesn't matter -- if you're postponing.
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Oct 14, 2024
Oct 14, 2024 at 4:14 AM UTC
[ Only when you're old ]
I don't want it yet, not to go home already -- please, can I clean up?
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Feb 14, 2024
Feb 14, 2024 at 4:43 AM UTC
[ I don't want it yet]
I left her behind, 'See you tomorrow', I thought -- it would be okay.
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Nov 17, 2023
Nov 17, 2023 at 3:59 AM UTC
[ I left her behind ]