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Denial’s Dance
Rejecting truths that linger.
Embracing fears while dodging desires.
Craving an exodus to roam amidst the clouds
untouched by pain and worry.
Who are we to declare, “you cannot die today”?
For how will our denial survive?
Death is a constant guest.
Lurking in the shadows as ideas slowly perish,
as relationships fall away unwillingly but naturally.
Dissolution quiets conversations to the point where they
eventually cease.
Demise drifts unnoticed into calcified hopes only
to explode as a myriad of doubts.
Its haunting persistence influences and withers souls.
Yet, like veiled drifters, our gaze is obstructed.
Accepting society’s scripted norms as
personal safety commands our consideration.
Immortality waves its hand seductively
while our intentions are tossed into the wind.
In a seemingly bitter world, refuge is sought in a different chase.
Death by Netflix, substances, and all the procurable pleasures.
