to awaken
into death
is the dream
none dare brandish
listless, heavy-lidded
landslide
in somnolous languor
beholden to the mercy
of a cursed blink
and the blinding
of our blackest truth
laid out
to die
before us
[image credit: Francisco de Goya]
Max, or Not 
Sometimes there are those darker parts of our selves that we keep hidden from the rest of the world, and ourselves, and if we keep our true self covered up, we will eventually be completely oblivious to who we really are in life…
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Beautiful as always, Max!
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You have such a way with words! Good for you! Outstanding.
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Outstanding!
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