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THE SINKING SLEEP
This sadness, I call it Dune
a mound of sand that forever blows into my life
looming, vast, over my head.
Its eyes, lazy and ancient
at times watch me with strange fascination
a forgotten masterpiece in a deserted gallery.
It calls, heedless of the hour
its scream a dull thud that drenches my heart.
I shrink, writhe, and wither
a forgotten lily
dead before its ti...
Friday 4th July 2025 9:59 am
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