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The City 4/5
How long will my mind endure this slow decay?
Wherever I look, wherever I cast my eyes,
I see all round me the black rubble of my life
Where I've spent so many ruined and wasted years
I can't quote it fully here, but this is such a harsh poem. The lines about are said by another and the narrator responds with, basically, "It'll be no different anywhere else, because the person there will be YOU."
— Feb 12, 2025 09:21AM
How long will my mind endure this slow decay?
Wherever I look, wherever I cast my eyes,
I see all round me the black rubble of my life
Where I've spent so many ruined and wasted years
I can't quote it fully here, but this is such a harsh poem. The lines about are said by another and the narrator responds with, basically, "It'll be no different anywhere else, because the person there will be YOU."
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No escape.
