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I am already gone
dark circles weight my eyes I leave my body fifteen times a day the magic number is thirty three all burdens are set aside as I watch myself sleep I let my soul drift flirt with the afterlife all those things that can ground me I don't want food and feet are overrated have you ever drifted with a thought? chased dust particles in a ray of light? life can sometimes just be chains that bind I think about my daughter's favorite sneakers all broken in and dirty she has new shoes but won't wear them even though her toes are peeking through holes I take images now like those favorite sneakers and I tuck them away in this secret compartment in my soul my timeline is faltering I blink and a week is gone I know things I shouldn't my sadness just brings more of them I am never alone but always so lonely when the darkness brings more clarity than the light faith becomes just a word with little meaning right now the only thing grounding me is pain I am already just a ghost in skin
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Ed Leonard
5/9/2021 10:44:25 pm
When food and feet feel overrated and you are grounded in pain, with faltering timeline and you start tucking everyday images away to save, then you may be approaching the edge.
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