by Aqeel Parvez
Exploitation of Loneliness Pt. 15
the defeated sigh of asking
so asker waits to be asked
out of bounds or no contest
possibility crushed to ant
fear of failure a certainty
scarred memory
Exploitation of Loneliness Pt. 16
or damned probability
tentatively sip sorrows
cold side of bed never warm
warm side of heart strange
famished instead haunted
now harrowed turns harrowing
Exploitation of Loneliness Pt. 21
tired cliches or touching tributes
write rewrite the script
of human misfitsall
reaching reaching reaching
for invisible trust
connect or concede ground
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