Compression

Pressure, no pleasure, pain

Combustible, explosive

Defining my name

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Merging, converging, hurt

Waking to heartache

Demeanour, so curt

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Lessons, compressions, harm

Just want to feel normal

Make life my balm

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Sleeping, living, life

Restrictive, this illness

Demeaning, this strife

Thank you for reading

Richard

Cerebral Attack

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Scissors cut these eyes
Sever all they’ve seen
Push harder, deeper, further
Slice away stem dreams

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Delve new holes to Hades
Silver blades to black
Echoes born of memories
This cerebral attack

Thank you for reading
Richard

Richard M. Ankers
Author of the brand new steampunk extravaganza Britannia Unleashed.