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July 18, 2018
By evanleonhard SILVER, River Ridge, Louisiana
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Time
a compulsory conveyor belt
dragging me towards the inevitable
i postpone acknowledgment
i sedate certain thoughts with diversion
but upon approaching collision
recognition infects my mind
anxiety mounts
i squirm, i struggle
i throw myself back in opposition
all pointless
i brace for impact.

© Carollynn G., Hawthorne, NY

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Time is an unavoidable inconvenience.  

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