last wishes (or, how to not exist)


Drown out the noises,
It's too quiet here
To hear the silence.

Bury the lies alive,
It's too dark here
To see the truth.

Murder the air above,
It's too hard here
To breathe the love.

Destroy the world around,
It's too painful here
To kill the pain.

last wishes
(or, how to not exist)
Written by Yash Raj Talan


[note to self: may you never need last wishes.]

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