in the beginning was false light
all hope with zero substance
in the beginning was a false start
all hopeful disqualification
where is your shining future
has zeal undershot the mark
the wooden veneer has rotted
on the springboard of your past
the guts of your journey is now
no space for before or hereafter
no time for you to distinguish
starting lines or finishing ribbons
in the end silence lays with you
deathbed’s unwanted dire love
in the end you lay with the four walls
and posters of promised yesterdays
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2024
unbolt me 
So many lives summed up in so few words
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Thank you, Crispina. 😊
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Great piece!
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Thank you so much!
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As expected: a great piece!
Was just checking in after years of absence, glad to see you two still up and about.
Much love,
Prospermind. 🙂
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Oh my god, it’s so good to see you, my friend! So glad to know that you’re still up and about too! Thanks so much for dropping in on us! 😀
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Well done!
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Thank you, Dolly!
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My pleasure, Tony.
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…and, then, you die!
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Yay! 😆😋
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Yes time and regret, one is inescapable the other is unavoidable.
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Alas, so true, and yet life and its living awaits…
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Ugh. So despairing. But beautifully expressed.
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Thanks, Camilla! We prefer to think of it as another way of saying, “Seize the day!” but your point is well taken! 😄🙏
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Well, there’s that, too. 🙂
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This is very good, and it very much was something I needed to read. Serendipity again.
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I’m so glad reading this could be of some benefit to you today, Michelle. Makes me happy to know this!
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