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When Hope Leaves
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1 min readMay 31, 2022
a poem
The weight in my chest is sudden pulling me down as decades of dreams fall
The room expands an echo of the gulf between us
my gasping breath sharp in the silence left by the slammed door
The world becomes a blur as I hold my breath
the tears mutiny and fall
I am lost unravelling pieces of identity alongside the plans we created together
I press my back to the wall seeking the support
you have pulled away
my legs shake as I fall
The ground meets me its touch the opposite of the quicksand I expect as hope walks away
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This is a piece from my debut collection which will be released next month, Climbing In The Dark.
