Passing

Your flame withers
I pray
More time I beg
Lost moments to live
Whispers I hear
Dark angel calls
A last breath
Last kiss
You're gone
Silence descends
Alone in twilight.

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Time

Tick tock
Look back
Review the past
Untrodden paths left behind
Decisions taken
Thought them right
What ifs play again
Not satisfied with lot
Unable to change
Alone in the end
Regret lays with me.

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Elevator

Doors part
Press for destination
Ding goes the chime
You materialise in pink
A shy smile
I return a hi
Seconds and eternity
Chime knells
You’re already outside
Hope you look back
Doors close.

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Dance

Song comes on
Rhythm infection
Takes control
Can't help myself
Dancing moves
Bad or good
I don't care
Music sounds good
People can only watch
Cutting loose
Finale to applause.

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Waiting

You're never on time
Leave me waiting
Sometimes in the rain
You don't care
Don't show remorse
No apology
Same as usual
Why am I here?
You don't care
When you arrive
I'm not there.

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Night Creatures

Everyone sleeps
Nocturnals come alive
They skitter
They crawl
Some take wing
On the hunt
For prey
Or to mate
When the sun rises
They flee
To slumber.

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Travel

New port landed
Arrive in the night
Sights and scents assault
Grand metropolis
Different culture offered
People scurry
Asphalt arterials clogged
Try to take in
Shock and awe
Find serenity
Reserved for tourist escapees.

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Contenders

In their best suits
Garbed in glamour
Vying for votes
Words articulated
Meticulously designed
Weaving and infecting
Walk amongst us
All smiles
Hollow promises
Differences minor
Lesser evil.

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Gone

Empty home
No one welcomes
Emotionally bare
Shadows and silence resides
Merciless memories replay
What used to be
Transported back in time
Happier moments
Full of love
We were together
Now no more.

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Dust

Tiny particles
Dust sails on sunbeams
Across micro distances
Journey to new worlds
Fabrics so soft
Timber that shines
Multifaceted surfaces
Then brushed away
Sucked into the void
Never seen again
Tiny particles…

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