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Regress

by  itcametomeinadream

Posted: Friday, July 2, 2004
Word Count: 105




A second glance at an old nightmare:
First impressions and no words written.
The same faces caught on camera;
The same unanswered question.

An obsolete obsessive
Stood throwing stones
At eggshell perfection.

Isolation for a four letter word:
Humanity encapsulated in cliche.
Too caught up in each other
To survive to save themselves.
Living for a wasted alcoholic dream,
Dreading the terror that arrives
With the realisation of truth.

It's easy to be soothed by cool lies
And a caressed betrayal.
Calmed by kisses and amnesiac affection.
A life of ignorance and compromise
Deception and forgotten promises,
But I am lonely and lost without you.