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As I Lay Dying

As I lay dying

The worries of an old man remain

The cares of a bright future quickly slip away

The dreams and hopes I once had temporarily disappear

And regret come to me like an instant memory

Coming to stand beside me and usher me into my final place

Every action; Every Emotion; Every word ever said overwhelms me

I feel trapped in a box

With every reeling effect of the witch's curse

Suddenly my friend comes and says time to go

But I say "I still need time" nervously and desperately

"My friend" he says cold and sinister, "Time is doesn't exist and you must come"

I sub-come only to realize that

I'll never have those spring rains; those winter winds; those hot summers; and those October smells and leaves

To my surprise they appear to me and comfort me

So as I lay dying

With no cares at all

With my time hopefully spent well

No more pain, emotion, thoughts of woulda shoulda coulda

But thoughts of only the future

Oh how bright that light is

The warmness of the sun

The magic of something to touch overcomes me

Like an urge that has never been fulifilled

No feel before

As I lay dying

I take his hand

And I go: While

Never looking back

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