Gathering thoughts…
ironic isn't it?
the things we run from loom near like shadows, inescapable
contorted and twisted into new forms
sometimes even be mistaken for something new entirely
no use in trying to run - instead delaying the inevitable
power drawn from denial of its existence
a brief respite, just enough to get by
what's the saying?
wherever you go, there you are
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