I feel the ember race
toward my fingertips
I do not stop it,
I force it to my lips.
I let it burn me
before I let it go,
A reminder that
this is killing me
But I smile
because it felt so good
while I did.
Time to go.
Break time is up.
I see all these people
lives normal and mundane,
yet they still smile.
I think sometimes that's what I want,
but all I feel is pain.
I have plenty of reasons to be happy,
A wife who loves me,
A son who smiles at the sound of ...
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I feel the ember race
toward my fingertips
I do not stop it,
I force it to my lips.
I let it burn me
before I let it go,
A reminder that
this is killing me
But I smile
because it felt so good
while I did.
Time to go.
B...
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