![Fear of Expectation: A Birth Crime [Version One]](https://www.writerscafe.org/images/no_image_s.jpg) |
[Imitation of "When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be" by John Keats]
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I built this ship to sink.Like foundations built on sand,I wash away; every passing tideAnd I am losing part of myselfTo the ever-ebbing flow of chang..
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Just another Wednesday:Wake up and eat four pillsfor breakfast, maybe someyogurt on the side, too.Go to work and it's justanother day, cleaningscreens..
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I listen to your silenceAnd keep my own lips shut.I bite my tongue, a kindness;And calm, I remain, somewhat.You spill out an apologyAnd I cannot help ..
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It is typical as our story begins, as I am staring, wide-eyed, at your
arrival. I have never met you before, and as I flick my eyes down and
back ..
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“I love you.”I am proud of myself as I turn on my heel and walk
in the opposite direction, as my voice did not tremble with my
stateme..
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I held the door open for him, peering out of the corner of my eye as he
passed me. My stomach was twisting into an ever-tighter ball of nerves
as ..
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You feel nothing.
Sure, you’ve got that
grimace carefully posed with your lips, and that grimy, sweaty expression that
plainly says &ld..
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The sky is full of my regrets:Each star, a lone mistake;Each constellation, a lie;Each planet, a quick judgement;Each shining nebula, a waste of time;..
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I'll write these wordsWith you in mind;And pour out these feelingsBefore I let go, or findAnother pair of arms To lay in; entwined.Gently I'll kiss th..
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