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Space and Empty

October 17, 2014
By Heyoooooooo PLATINUM, Ormond Beach, Florida
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Systems are down,
Lights going out,
Heat slowly turning to
Frost.
Oxygen levels are low,
Carbon dioxide levels are
Rising.
The blank yonder of space,
It calls to me,
The stars are getting
Brighter.
The Earth is spinning
Faster.
And me,
Me,
I’m
Dying.

© Sean C., Wilmington, MA

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