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Floating with a Weight
I wander around these rooms like a ghost
Memories float in the air
I gently reach up to hold one in the palm of my hand
It reminds me of what I had
And what has changed
And what I lost
It is a blade against my skin
But I prefer the pain to
Forgetting
I can't forget
Forgetting means losing what little I have left
God knows I've lost enough
My brain must have gotten packed with everything else
Because my head is light and empty
And yet
There is a heavy exhaustion in my bones
It keeps me weighed down to the earth
I am so tired
But sleep is alwasy just in sight and
Out
Of
Reach
I don't know my own age anymore
Time is a thick jelly that slowly pushes me along
My soul feels centuries old
These memories weigh me down
But
I'll carry them to my grave
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To me, this poem is about leaving things behind and feeling a stress well behind your years.